Value of color doppler ultrasound, kub and urinalysis in diagnosis of renal colic due to ureteral stones
Purpose Despite the routine use of helical CT in diagnosis of renal colic, there are recent concerns regarding the radiation exposure, overuse and costs. We attempted in this retrospective study to evaluate the accuracy of ultrasound (gray-scale and color Doppler with twinkling), KUB and urinalysis...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia
2014-08-01
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Series: | International Brazilian Journal of Urology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382014000400513&lng=en&tlng=en |