1998
THE VALUE OF UNENHANCED HELICAL COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE FLANK PAIN
DALRYMPLE N, VERGA M, ANDERSON K, BOVE P, COVEY A, ROSENFIELD A, SMITH R. THE VALUE OF UNENHANCED HELICAL COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE FLANK PAIN. Journal Of Urology 1998, 159: 735-740. PMID: 9474137, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)63714-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute flank painUnenhanced helical computerized tomographyHelical computerized tomographyFlank painAdditional imaging studiesAdditional imagingComputerized tomographyRetrograde urographyImaging studiesSpontaneous stone passageFalse-negative examinationsLong-term outcomesCourse of therapyUreteral stone diseaseUnenhanced computerized tomographyUreteroscopic stone extractionClinical followupCT findingsNephrostomy catheterStone passageUreteral obstructionExcretory urographyFinal diagnosisMedical recordsStone diseaseTHE VALUE OF UNENHANCED HELICAL COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE FLANK PAIN
DALRYMPLE N, VERGA M, ANDERSON K, BOVE P, COVEY A, ROSENFIELD A, SMITH R. THE VALUE OF UNENHANCED HELICAL COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE FLANK PAIN. Journal Of Urology 1998, 159: 735-740.. DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199803000-00026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute flank painUnenhanced helical computerized tomographyHelical computerized tomographyFlank painAdditional imaging studiesAdditional imagingComputerized tomographyRetrograde urographyImaging studiesSpontaneous stone passageFalse-negative examinationsLong-term outcomesCourse of therapyUreteral stone diseaseUnenhanced computerized tomographyUreteroscopic stone extractionClinical followupCT findingsNephrostomy catheterStone passageUreteral obstructionExcretory urographyFinal diagnosisMedical recordsStone disease
1997
Soft-tissue "rim" sign in the diagnosis of ureteral calculi with use of unenhanced helical CT.
Heneghan J, Dalrymple N, Verga M, Rosenfield A, Smith R. Soft-tissue "rim" sign in the diagnosis of ureteral calculi with use of unenhanced helical CT. Radiology 1997, 202: 709-11. PMID: 9051021, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.202.3.9051021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Acute ureteral obstruction: value of secondary signs of helical unenhanced CT.
Smith R, Verga M, Dalrymple N, McCarthy S, Rosenfield A. Acute ureteral obstruction: value of secondary signs of helical unenhanced CT. American Journal Of Roentgenology 1996, 167: 1109-13. PMID: 8911160, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.167.5.8911160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCalculiDilatation, PathologicFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansHypertrophyKidneyKidney CalculiKidney DiseasesKidney Tubules, CollectingMaleMiddle AgedRadiographic Image EnhancementRenal VeinsSensitivity and SpecificityTomography, X-Ray ComputedUreteral CalculiUreteral DiseasesUreteral ObstructionConceptsAcute flank painPerinephric strandingFlank painSecondary signsSystem dilatationUreteral dilatationUnenhanced CTRenal enlargementUreteral stonesPredictive valueTissue rim signUreteral stone diseaseNegative predictive valueSoft tissue attenuationPositive predictive valueUnenhanced CT imagesPatients NinetyUreteral obstructionRenal sizeSuspicious calcificationsOdds ratioStone diseaseRenal stonesPatientsDilatationDiagnosis of acute flank pain: value of unenhanced helical CT.
Smith R, Verga M, McCarthy S, Rosenfield A. Diagnosis of acute flank pain: value of unenhanced helical CT. American Journal Of Roentgenology 1996, 166: 97-101. PMID: 8571915, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.166.1.8571915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute flank painFlank painUnenhanced CTStone diseaseUreteral stonesCommon bile duct stonesBile duct stonesUnenhanced helical CTUnenhanced CT findingsUreteral stone diseaseFalse-negative diagnosesUreteroscopic stone extractionExtraurinary causesAcute appendicitisCT abnormalitiesCT findingsDuct stonesAdnexal massesCT diagnosisStone extractionPainPatientsClinical diagnosisImaging studiesHelical CT