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Importance of the Hounsfield Unit Value Measured by Computed Tomography in the Differentiation of Hydronephrosis and Pyonephrosis

Objectives To evaluate the efficacy of the non-contrast-enhanced computed tomography (NCECT) renal pelvis Hounsfield unit (HU) values in differentiating between the hydronephrosis and pyonephrosis in dilated urinary systems. Materials and methods Patients who underwent percutaneous nephrostomy (PN)...

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Autores principales: Erdogan, Abdullah, Sambel, Murat, Caglayan, Volkan, Avci, Sinan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7769741/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33391912
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11675