HIGH RESOLUTION DETECTION OF INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF RENAL CALCULI BY HELICAL COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
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- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 167 (1) , 322-326
Abstract
Conclusions Using a narrow slice width and bone windows greatly improves the visualization of kidney stone structure on helical CT. These results open up new possibilities for determining the relationship of stone structure and fragility for shock wave lithotripsy.Keywords
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