Evaluation of the Spies™ modalities image quality

International Braz J Urol

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 476-480

  Emiliani, Esteban ^a   Talso, Michele ^a   Baghdadi, Mohammed ^a   Barreiro, Aarón ^a   Orosa, Andrea ^a   Serviàn, Pol ^a   Gavrilov, Pavel ^a   Proietti, Silvia ^a   Traxer, Olivier ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Lithotripsy; Technology; Ureteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PROCEDURES; URETEROSCOPE; URETEROSCOPY; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; URETEROSCOPES; URETEROSCOPY; UROLOGIC DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85020164022     PISSN: 16775538     EISSN: 16776119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2016.0324     Document Type: Article

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