Ultrasonography of acute flank pain: a focus on renal stones and acute pyelonephritis
Ultrasonography is a useful tool for the differential diagnosis of acute flank pain. Renal stones appear as a focal area of echogenicity with acoustic shadowing on ultrasonography. In acute pyelonephritis (APN), the kidneys may be enlarged and have a hypoechoic parenchyma with loss of the normal cor...
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| Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine
2018-10-01
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| Series: | Ultrasonography |
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| Online Access: | http://www.e-ultrasonography.org/upload/usg-17051.pdf |