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Clinical utility of computed tomography Hounsfield characterization for percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Computed Tomography (CT) is considered the gold-standard for the pre-operative evaluation of urolithiasis. However, no Hounsfield (HU) variable capable of differentiating stone types has been clearly identified. The aim of this study is to assess the predictive value of HU parameters on...

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Autores principales: Gallioli, Andrea, De Lorenzis, Elisa, Boeri, Luca, Delor, Maurizio, Zanetti, Stefano Paolo, Longo, Fabrizio, Trinchieri, Alberto, Montanari, Emanuele
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5689164/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29145836
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12894-017-0296-1