Ultrasound versus computed tomography for the detection of ureteral calculi in the pediatric population: a clinical effectiveness study.
Nathaniel P RobersonJonathan R DillmanPramod O ReddyWilliam DeFoorAndrew T TroutPublished in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2020)
In clinical practice, ultrasound has low sensitivity for directly visualizing ureteral calculi subsequently identified by CT, although sensitivity improves when considering suspicious examinations as positive.
Keyphrases
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- clinical practice
- dual energy
- positron emission tomography
- contrast enhanced
- image quality
- randomized controlled trial
- systematic review
- urinary tract
- ultrasound guided
- magnetic resonance
- real time pcr
- living cells
- fine needle aspiration
- single molecule
- fluorescent probe