Open AccessThe comparison of ultrasound and non-contrast helical computerized tomography for children nephrolithiasis detection
Author(s) -
Majid Malaki
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7796.140991
Subject(s) - medicine , contrast (vision) , ultrasound , tomography , radiology , contrast enhanced ultrasound , medical physics , artificial intelligence , computer science
Nephrolithiasis is less common in children than adults, but its diagnosis and management in children may be more perplexing. In this article, we compare two imaging ultrasound (US) and non-contrast helical computerized tomography (CT) for diagnosis of nephrolithiasis.