1999
REEXAMINING THE VALUE OF HEMATURIA TESTING IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE FLANK PAIN
BOVE P, KAPLAN D, DALRYMPLE N, ROSENFIELD A, VERGA M, ANDERSON K, SMITH R. REEXAMINING THE VALUE OF HEMATURIA TESTING IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE FLANK PAIN. Journal Of Urology 1999, 162: 685-687. PMID: 10458342, DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199909010-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseHematuriaHumansPainPredictive Value of TestsSensitivity and SpecificityTomography, X-Ray ComputedUreteral CalculiConceptsAcute flank painHigh-power fieldUnenhanced helical computerized tomographyFlank painHelical computerized tomographyRed blood cellsHematuria testingComputerized tomographyExcretory urographyPower fieldPredictive valueInsufficient positive predictive valueAbsence of hematuriaDiagnosis of ureterolithiasisNegative dipstick testPositive predictive valueConsecutive patientsCT abnormalitiesUreteral obstructionUrinary tractMedical recordsSerious conditionDipstick testPainPositive test
1998
Computed Tomography in the Initial Evaluation of Hemodynamically Stable Patients with Blunt Abdominal Trauma
Taylor C, Degutis L, Lange R, Burns G, Cohn S, Rosenfield A. Computed Tomography in the Initial Evaluation of Hemodynamically Stable Patients with Blunt Abdominal Trauma. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 1998, 44: 893-901.. PMID: 9603095, DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199805000-00025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt abdominal traumaAbdominal traumaComputed tomographyGrading systemGrading of injuryHemodynamically Stable PatientsRate of admissionReporting of injuriesFive-point grading systemLevel 2 injuriesSpecificity 89.5Exploratory laparotomyAbdominal injuriesStable patientsSurgical managementTrauma casesPatient triageDiagnostic certaintyOverall severityIndeterminate studiesInjurySensitivity 100Initial evaluationInterobserver variabilityTraumaTHE 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 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCalculiDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityTomography, X-Ray ComputedUreteral CalculiVeins
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 stonesPatientsDilatation
1995
Acute flank pain: comparison of non-contrast-enhanced CT and intravenous urography.
Smith R, Rosenfield A, Choe K, Essenmacher K, Verga M, Glickman M, Lange R. Acute flank pain: comparison of non-contrast-enhanced CT and intravenous urography. Radiology 1995, 194: 789-94. PMID: 7862980, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.194.3.7862980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdultContrast MediaFemaleHumansMaleSensitivity and SpecificityTomography, X-Ray ComputedUreteral CalculiUreteral ObstructionUrography