The reliability of color doppler "twinkling" artifact for diagnosing millimetrical nephrolithiasis: comparison with B-Mode US and CT scanning results

Yavuz A., ÇEKEN K., Alimoglu E., Kabaalioglu A.

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ULTRASONICS, vol.42, no.2, pp.215-222, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 42 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s10396-014-0599-8
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ULTRASONICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.215-222
  • Keywords: Ultrasound, Twinkling artifact, Unenhanced computed tomography, Nephrolithiasis, URINARY-TRACT CALCULI, RENAL-CALCULI, COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY, STONE DISEASE, SONOGRAPHY, ULTRASOUND, PARAMETERS, MANAGEMENT, PHANTOM
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

To compare the effectiveness of B-Mode and color-Doppler ultrasound imaging features, including "twinkling-artifact" with unenhanced CT for detecting millimetrical nephrolithiasis.