… calculi [13], no correlation between the fragility of the calculi … this was an in vitro experiment,
the volume of the calculi was … ' principle and not with images obtained by CT. Another finding …

… rib but could not predict the stone composition or the efficacy of … (38) In vivo work using single
energy multidetector CT to evaluate … (21, 68-70) The CT number (H) [Hounsfield units] is a …

… of the prediction of renal stone fragility in an in vitro model. … or extracorporeal shock wave
lithotripsy—that could facilitate … model to predict stone comminution time from CT image data…

… rather than by ESWL, since stones composed of calcium oxalate … an in vivo Hounsfield Unit
(HU) or HU density measurement could be used to predict the composition of urinary stones. …

… (Hounsfield units) has been amply demonstrated in vitro [38], … are difficult to predict, but
history suggests that we have not … predicts lithotripsy fragility in vitro. Urol Res in press: 31. …

… CT to predict the chemical composition of urinary tract calculi. To … CT-attenuation values in
Hounsfield units (HU) and CT … an in vitro setting that the absolute CT-attenuation value at 120 …

… the attenuation of calcium oxalate monohydrate, which was in turn lower than … , we studied
the relationship in vitro. … In conclusion, helical CT attenuation can be used to predict stone …

… energy CT measurements are included to help predict urolith … , this does not predict urolith
composition in vivo and therefore … standard deviation of Hounsfield unit (HU) on non-contrast …

… Thus, since stone morphology could potentially predict the … clinical CT has much lower spatial
resolution than micro-CT due to … valuable in vivo analysis of intact stones. Indeed, clinical …