Plain abdominal radiography with transabdominal native tissue harmonic imaging ultrasonography vs unenhanced computed tomography in renal colic

In the first paper in this section, the authors from Austria compare plain film plus transabdominal native‐tissue harmonic ultrasonography with unenhanced CT for the diagnosis of urinary calculi in patients with acute flank pain. In this prospective study, they found that CT is the most accurate method of diagnosis, but that the other method of diagnosis compared favourably, with excellent results.

[1]  G. Bartsch,et al.  Value of 3‐Dimensional Transrectal/ Transvaginal Sonography in Diagnosis of Distal Ureteral Calculi , 2007, Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.

[2]  M. Gallucci,et al.  European Association of Urology GUIDELINES ON UROLITHIASIS , 2004 .

[3]  T. Ripollés,et al.  Suspected ureteral colic: plain film and sonography vs unenhanced helical CT. A prospective study in 66 patients , 2004, European Radiology.

[4]  Eric P Tamm,et al.  Evaluation of the patient with flank pain and possible ureteral calculus. , 2003, Radiology.

[5]  C. Yücel,et al.  Benefits of tissue harmonic imaging in the evaluation of abdominal and pelvic lesions , 2003, Abdominal Imaging.

[6]  O. Catalano,et al.  Suspected ureteral colic: primary helical CT versus selective helical CT after unenhanced radiography and sonography. , 2002, AJR. American journal of roentgenology.

[7]  H. Tiselius,et al.  Guidelines on Urolithiasis1 , 2001, European Urology.

[8]  L H Wetzel,et al.  Phase inversion tissue harmonic sonographic imaging: a clinical utility study. , 2001, AJR. American journal of roentgenology.

[9]  B. McClennan,et al.  Urography survives. , 2001, Radiology.

[10]  D. DeLong,et al.  Nonenhanced helical CT and US in the emergency evaluation of patients with renal colic: prospective comparison. , 2000, Radiology.

[11]  B Gorman,et al.  Comparison of tissue harmonic imaging with conventional US in abdominal disease. , 2000, Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc.

[12]  Troughton.  UNENHANCED HELICAL CT FOR RENAL COLIC - IS THE RADIATION DOSE JUSTIFIABLE? , 2000, Clinical radiology.

[13]  W D Foley,et al.  Ureteral calculi: diagnostic efficacy of helical CT and implications for treatment of patients. , 1999, AJR. American journal of roentgenology.

[14]  M. Barish,et al.  Acute flank pain: a modern approach to diagnosis and management. , 1999, Seminars in ultrasound, CT, and MR.

[15]  R. Shapiro,et al.  Tissue harmonic imaging sonography: evaluation of image quality compared with conventional sonography. , 1998, AJR. American journal of roentgenology.

[16]  A. Ghali,et al.  Cost-Effective Emergency Diagnosis Plan for Urinary Stone Patients Presenting with Ureteric Colic , 1998, European Urology.

[17]  P. Laguna,et al.  Treatment options for distal ureteral stones. , 1997, Archivos espanoles de urologia.

[18]  F. G. Sommer,et al.  Detection of ureteral calculi in patients with suspected renal colic: value of reformatted noncontrast helical CT. , 1995, AJR. American journal of roentgenology.

[19]  R C Smith,et al.  Acute flank pain: comparison of non-contrast-enhanced CT and intravenous urography. , 1995, Radiology.

[20]  M. Gavant.  Low‐Osmolar Contrast Media in the 1990s: Guidelines for Urography in a Cost‐Sensitive Environment , 1993, Investigative radiology.

[21]  A. Daneman,et al.  Thyroid scanning, ultrasound, and serum thyroglobulin in determining the origin of congenital hypothyroidism. , 1988, American journal of diseases of children.

[22]  H. Watanabe,et al.  Ultrasound findings in urolithiasis in the lower ureter. , 1986, Ultrasound in medicine & biology.