… of the larger stones requiring more SW’s [5, 16]. The approach in the present study
avoids that error, and the result is that Hounsfield units are not a predictor of stone fragility. …

… structural features that are visible by CT. This suggests … CT imaging, reducing unnecessary
exposure to SW's. The findings also show that Hounsfield unit values of COM stones did not …

… shown to disclose remarkable structural detail of stones in the patient). The findings also
show that Hounsfield unit values of COM stones did not correlate with stone fragility. Thus, it is …

… in further separating non-uric acid stones (calcium oxalate, … of internal morphology to
knowledge of stone volume, … The same setting of the lithotripter was used for all stones, regardless …

… correlation of lithotripsy success with Hounsfield unit values in … stones, with the rationale that
calcium oxalate stones are the … However, stone structure is quite visible by helical CT in vitro …

… stones, it would be useful to be able to predict which stones can … show that CT number, or
Hounsfield units, of cystine stones … that the present study was done in vitro, and utilized stones …

… shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) are often unsatisfactory, and … urinary tract CT for automatic
prediction of stone composition, … predict stone fragility, and the results showed high predictive …

… attenuation value in Hounsfield units (HU) (that is, … to predict calcium oxalate monohydrate
stone fragility. However, this study was performed in vitro and it may transpire that this CT …

… (CT) images by measuring Hounsfield units has been shown to be limited in its ability to
predict stone fragility. … the limitations of helical CT for visualizing stone structure in vivo must be …

… that ultrasonic lithotripters increase the stone fragility. … , the stones which are destroyed by
pneumatic lithotripsy have a … -CT findings of the stones surface and internal structure with the …