The resistive index in renal Doppler sonography: where do we stand?

ME Tublin, RO Bude, JF Platt - American Journal of …, 2003 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
Tublin et al. lary pyramids) are then insonated using a 2-to 4-mm Doppler gate. Waveforms
should be optimized for measurement using the lowest pulse repetition frequency without …

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute onset flank pain–suspicion of stone disease

CA Coursey, DD Casalino, EM Remer… - Ultrasound …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Low dose (< 3 mSv) noncontrast CT (NCCT) is the imaging study of choice for
accurate evaluation of patients with acute onset of flank pain and suspicion of stone disease …

Limitations to ultrasound in the detection and measurement of urinary tract calculi

AA Ray, D Ghiculete, KT Pace, RJDA Honey - Urology, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate differences in stone measurement using computed tomography
(CT) and ultrasound (US). Axial unenhanced helical CT is the reference-standard imaging …

Ureteral calculi: diagnostic efficacy of helical CT and implications for treatment of patients.

I Boulay, P Holtz, WD Foley, B White… - … . American journal of …, 1999 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether unenhanced helical CT of the abdomen
and pelvis, supplemented as necessary with delayed enhanced CT of the pelvis, is sufficient …

Correlation between Renal Vascular Resistance, Pulse Pressure, and the Resistive Index in Isolated Perfused Rabbit Kidneys1

ME Tublin, FN Tessler, ME Murphy - Radiology, 1999 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To assess the effect of acute changes in renal vascular resistance (RVR) and
pulse pressure on the resistive index (RI) measured by using Doppler ultrasonography (US) …

Evaluation of the patient with flank pain and possible ureteral calculus

EP Tamm, PM Silverman, WP Shuman - Radiology, 2003 - pubs.rsna.org
Flank pain due to urolithiasis is a common problem in patients presenting to emergency
departments. Radiology plays a vital role in the work-up of these patients. Many modalities …

Distal ureteral calculi: detection with vaginal US.

FC Laing, CB Benson, DN DiSalvo, DL Brown… - Radiology, 1994 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To describe the use of vaginal ultrasonography to identify distal ureteral calculi
and hydroureter. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Abdominal and vaginal sonography were …

Renal relevant radiology: use of ultrasonography in patients with AKI

S Faubel, NU Patel, ME Lockhart… - Clinical Journal of the …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
As judged by the American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria, renal Doppler
ultrasonography is the most appropriate imaging test in the evaluation of AKI and has the …

Accuracy of sonography for detecting renal stone: comparison with CT

S Ulusan, Z Koc, N Tokmak - Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose. To determine the diagnostic accuracy values of sonography in the detection of
renal stones using noncontrast CT as the gold standard. In addition, we correlated the …

Renal colic: pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment

AA Shokeir - European urology, 2001 - karger.com
Acute renal colic is one of the most anguishing forms of pain in humans that needs quick
diagnosis and treatment. The magnitude of the problem is large worldwide; the lifetime risk …