Purpose To retrospectively correlate sonographic color Doppler twinkling artifact within the
kidneys with unenhanced computed tomography (CT) in the detection of nephrolithiasis …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical effectiveness of
prospectively reported sonographic twinkling artifact for the diagnosis of renal calculus in …

Objectives The twinkling artifact is an emerging tool for identifying urinary tract calculi. The
purpose of this prospective study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the twinkling …

Color Doppler twinkling is a well-defined but not well-understood phenomenon that may
assist in the detection of renal calculi. However, the relationship between the appearance of …

To assess the ability of the color Doppler twinkling artifact to detect renal stones relative to
acoustic shadowing, we scanned seven uric acid calculi embedded in a tissue mimicking …

Purpose Our aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of twinkling artifacts (TA) in detecting
calculi< 5 mm in diameter in patients with renal colic pain who had undergone urinary …

Abstract Purpose: To compare color Doppler twinkling artifact and B-mode ultrasonography
in detecting kidney stones. Patients and Methods: Nine patients with recent CT scans …

We aimed to evaluate the use of twinkling artifact (TA) on color Doppler ultrasonography
(USG) as an alternative imaging modality to non-contrast-enhanced computed tomography …

This prospective study evaluates the usefulness of the twinkling artefact (TA) seen on colour-
Doppler ultrasound (US) in diagnosing urolithiasis. US and standard computed tomography …

Objectives The present study was conducted to quantitatively evaluate the influence of
urinary stone composition and size on color Doppler twinkling artifact. Methods Calcium …