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Quantification of Urinary Stone Volume: Attenuation Threshold–based CT Method—A Technical Note

Shadpour Demehri, Mannudeep K. Kalra, Frank J. Rybicki, Michael L. Steigner, Matthew J. Lang, E. Andrés Houseman, Gary C. Curhan, Stuart G. Silverman

Radiology · 2011 · 50 citations · 26 references

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Abstract

An attenuation threshold-based CT method can be used to quantify urinary stone volume even at low radiation doses. The most accurate and precise method utilizes variable attenuation derived from the attenuation of each stone and thin sections.

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