Micro-computed tomography for analysis of urinary calculi

Urological Research

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 477-484

  Williams Jr , James C ^a   McAteer, James A ^a   Evan, Andrew P ^a   Lingeman, James E ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Calculi; Stone composition; Urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISSECTION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MICROSCOPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY; STONE ANALYSIS; STONE FORMATION; UROLITHIASIS;

HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 78651288985     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-010-0326-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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