Non-contrast CT at comparable dose to an abdominal radiograph in patients with acute renal colic; impact of iterative reconstruction on image quality and diagnostic performance

Insights into Imaging

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 217-230

  McLaughlin, P D ^a   Murphy, K P ^a,b   Hayes, S A ^c   Carey, K ^a   Sammon, J ^a   Crush, L ^a,b   O'Neill, F ^a   Normoyle, B ^b   McGarrigle, A M ^a   Barry, J E ^a   Maher, M M ^a,b  

^a Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Iterative reconstruction; Nephrolithiasis; Radiation dose; Renal colic; Ureterolithiasis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899620412     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18694101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13244-014-0310-z     Document Type: Article

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