In vivo determination of urinary stone composition using dual energy computerized tomography with advanced post-acquisition processing

Journal of Urology

Volumn 184, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2354-2359

  Zilberman, D E ^a   Ferrandino, M N ^a   Preminger, G M ^a   Paulson, E K ^a   Lipkin, M E ^a   Boll, D T ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calculi; Tomography; Urolithiasis; X ray computed

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC; STRUVITE; URIC ACID; WEDDELLITE; WHEWELLITE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STONE ANALYSIS; URETEROSCOPY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 78349304941     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.08.011     Document Type: Article

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