Evaluation of virtual unenhanced CT obtained from dual-energy CT urography for detecting urinary stones

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 85, Issue 1014, 2012, Pages

  Moon, J W ^a   Park, Byung Kwan ^a   Kim, C K ^a   Park, S Y ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNENHANCED COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; UROGRAPHY; UROLITHIASIS; VIRTUAL UNENHANCED COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

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

EID: 84859515592     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/19566194     Document Type: Article

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