Bladder stone: “Must know” ultrasonographic signs

Point‐of‐care ultrasonography by non‐radiology physicians has become a valuable bedside diagnostic tool. As urolithiasis is one of the commonest indications for sonographic examination, physicians need to be familiar with the characteristic features of stones, that is, acoustic shadowing on gray sca...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Koratala, Abhilash, Vangapalli, Ananthalaxmi, Bhattacharya, Deepti, Lee Loy, Justin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
Materias:
Clinical Images
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6406214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30899498
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1977
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Sumario:Point‐of‐care ultrasonography by non‐radiology physicians has become a valuable bedside diagnostic tool. As urolithiasis is one of the commonest indications for sonographic examination, physicians need to be familiar with the characteristic features of stones, that is, acoustic shadowing on gray scale and twinkle artefact on color doppler imaging.

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