First prize (Tie): Dual-energy computed tomography with advanced postimage acquisition data processing: Improved determination of urinary stone composition

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 347-354

  Ferrandino, Michael N ^a   Pierre, Sean A ^a   Simmons, Walter Neal ^b   Paulson, Erik K ^a   Albala, David M ^a   Preminger, Glenn M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM OXALATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC; CYSTINE; STRUVITE; URIC ACID;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UROLITHIASIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; RADIOGRAPHY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HUMANS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 77950132076     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2009.0193     Document Type: Article

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