TY - CHAP
T1 - Dual energy
T2 - Characterization of kidney stone composition
AU - Primak, Andrew
AU - Vrtiska, Terri J.
AU - McCollough, Cynthia
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Symptomatic urinary stone disease affects approximately 900,000 people in the United States each year resulting in annual medical cost of $5.3 billion (National Kidney and Urological Diseases Advisory Board, 1990). Nephrolithiasis has traditionally been evaluated using radiographic techniques with intravenous (IV) contrast administration. In recent years, however, CT has supplanted these traditional techniques due to increased sensitivity, speed and lack of IV contrast. Furthermore, improved CT acquisition techniques can use less radiation dose than was required for a traditional excretory urogram.
AB - Symptomatic urinary stone disease affects approximately 900,000 people in the United States each year resulting in annual medical cost of $5.3 billion (National Kidney and Urological Diseases Advisory Board, 1990). Nephrolithiasis has traditionally been evaluated using radiographic techniques with intravenous (IV) contrast administration. In recent years, however, CT has supplanted these traditional techniques due to increased sensitivity, speed and lack of IV contrast. Furthermore, improved CT acquisition techniques can use less radiation dose than was required for a traditional excretory urogram.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-540-77602-4_23
DO - 10.1007/978-3-540-77602-4_23
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84895237752
SN - 9783540776017
SP - 252
EP - 261
BT - Dual Source CT Imaging
PB - Springer Berlin Heidelberg
ER -