Comparison between ultrasound and noncontrast helical computed tomography for identification of acute ureterolithiasis in a teaching hospital setting

Comparison between ultrasound and noncontrast helical computed tomography for identification of acute ureterolithiasis in a teaching hospital setting

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Recent studies have shown noncontrast computed tomography (NCT) to be more effective than ultrasound (US) for imaging acute ureterolithiasis. However, to our knowledge, there are few studies directly comparing these techniques in an emergency teaching hospital setting. The obj...

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Main Authors: Luís Ronan Marquez Ferreira de Souza, Suzan Menasce Goldman, Salomão Faintuch, Juliano Ferreira Faria, Daniel Bekhor, Dario Ariel Tiferes, Valdemar Ortiz, Peter Choyke, Jacob Szejnfeld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina 2007-03-01
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Spiral computed tomography
Ultrasonography
Ureteral calculi
Lithiasis
Flank pain
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