This review draws the recent state of the art in metabolic diagnosis and metaphylaxis of
stone disease. It is the basis for the consensus approval with the other medical societies and …

Urolithiasis is a common disease with increasing prevalence worldwide and a lifetime-
estimated recurrence risk of over 50%. Imaging plays a critical role in the initial diagnosis …

The aim was to develop clinical guidelines for multidetector computed tomography
urography (CTU) by a group of experts from the European Society of Urogenital Radiology …

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: To determine the accuracy and sensitivity for dual-energy
computed tomography (DECT) discrimination of uric acid (UA) stones from other (non-UA) …

OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to perform a meta-analysis to evaluate the
diagnostic performance of low-dose CT for the diagnosis of urolithiasis (seven studies, 1,061 …

Purpose To preoperatively assess the composition of urinary stones by using dual-energy
computed tomography (CT), with postoperative in vitro x-ray diffraction analysis as the …

Purpose: To prospectively evaluate the capability of noninvasive, simultaneous dual-energy
(DE) multidetector computed tomography (CT) to improve characterization of human renal …

Urolithiasis is a universal problem that has become increasingly prevalent in the United
States and has a high rate of recurrence. Imaging of urolithiasis has evolved over the years …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to evaluate in vivo the chemical composition of
urinary stones using dual-source and dual-energy CT, with crystallography as the reference …

OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to evaluate the feasibility of virtual unenhanced
images reconstructed from a dual-energy CT scan to depict urinary stones in an iodine …