Stone-targeted dual-energy CT: A new diagnostic approach to urinary calculosis

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 195, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 953-958

  Ascenti, Giorgio ^a   Siragusa, Carmelo ^a   Racchiusa, Sergio ^a   Ielo, Isidora ^a   Privitera, Giambattista ^a   Midili, Federica ^a   Mazziotti, Silvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dual energy CT; Dual source CT; Radiation dose; Urinary calculosis; Urinary tract stones; Urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM SALT; URIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; KIDNEY COLIC; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOLOGIST; STEREOMICROSCOPY; STONE FORMATION; URETER STONE; URIC ACID STONE; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URETERAL CALCULI; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958565514     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.09.3635     Document Type: Article

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