Urolithiasis
Author:
Mikael Häggström [notes 1]
Urolithiasis is also known as kidney stone disease.
Choice of modality
Algorithm for kidney stone disease, developed in the US.[1]
In the acute setting, ultrasonography for urolithiasis is generally the optimal first investigation rather than CT for urolithiasis.[2] However, it depends on several parameters, as seen in the imaged algorithm.[1] In this algorithm, hydronephrosis may count as a diagnostic finding of urolithiasis.
Further information
Notes
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brisbane, Wayne; Bailey, Michael R.; Sorensen, Mathew D. (2016). "An overview of kidney stone imaging techniques ". Nature Reviews Urology 13 (11): 654–662. doi:. ISSN 1759-4812.
- ↑ Smith-Bindman, Rebecca; Aubin, Chandra; Bailitz, John; Bengiamin, Rimon N.; Camargo, Carlos A.; Corbo, Jill; Dean, Anthony J.; Goldstein, Ruth B.; et al. (2014). "Ultrasonography versus Computed Tomography for Suspected Nephrolithiasis ". New England Journal of Medicine 371 (12): 1100–1110. doi:. ISSN 0028-4793.
