Dual energy CT for evaluation of patients with urinary stones

• Main Authors: Marija Šantl - Letonja, Tine Hajdinjak
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2014-08-01
• Series: Zdravniški Vestnik
• Subjects: lithiasis; calculi; diagnostic imaging; tomography, X-ray computed; renal colic
• Online Access: http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/53
• ISSN: 1318-0347; 1581-0224

<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;" lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Size, location and estimation of composition of urinary stone dictate treatment decisions. Non-contrast low dose CT has replaced iv-urography for evaluation of size and position of stone. Recently, CT has also improved its ability to, in certain cases, estimate composition of urinary stone. Dual source CT with dual energy algorithms can separate urate from non-urate stones with high precision, which can be crucial in treatment planning. </span></span></p>