Trends in imaging use during the emergency department evaluation of flank pain

Journal of Urology

Volumn 186, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2270-2274

  Hyams, Elias S ^a   Korley, Frederick K ^a   Pham, Julius C ^a   Matlaga, Brian R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

diagnostic imaging; emergency medicine; flank pain; kidney; nephrolithiasis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FLANK PAIN; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; X RAY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FLANK PAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80755136659     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2011.07.079     Document Type: Article

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