Clinical evaluation of ultra-low dose contrast-enhanced CT in patients presenting with acute ureteric colic

British Journal of Medical and Surgical Urology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 56-63

  Fowler, J C ^a   Cutress, M L ^a   Abubacker, Z ^a   Saleemi, M A ^a   Alam, A ^a   Shekhdar, J ^b   Wagstaff, H ^a  

^a Dunstable Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Differential renal function; Effective dose; IVU; Radiation exposure; Ultra low dose CT; Ureteric colic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLIC; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; KIDNEY PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 79551552349     PISSN: 18759742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjmsu.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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