Effect of Low Dose Radiation Computerized Tomography Protocols on Distal Ureteral Calculus Detection

Journal of Urology

Volumn 182, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2762-2767

  Jellison, Forrest C ^a   Smith, Jason C ^a   Heldt, Jonathan P ^a   Spengler, Nathan M ^a   Nicolay, Lesli I ^a   Ruckle, Herbert C ^a   Koning, Jeffrey L ^a   Millard II, William W ^a   Jin, Daniel H ^a   Baldwin, D Duane ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

diagnostic imaging; nephrolithiasis; radiation dosing; tomography; ureteral calculi; x ray computed

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER; CADAVER; CALCIUM OXALATE STONE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HUMAN; KIDNEY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; MODEL; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOLOGIST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; URETER; URETER STONE;

CADAVER; CALCIUM OXALATE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URETERAL CALCULI;

EID: 71849100533     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.08.042     Document Type: Article

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