Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 48-51, January 2009

Radiology of Urolithiasis: Implications of Radiation Exposure and New Imaging Modalities

  • Ronald J. Zagoria

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Ronald J. Zagoria, MD, Department of Radiology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1088.
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  • Robert L. Dixon

Department of Radiology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC

Computed tomography (CT) scanning is now the standard imaging technique for detecting and characterizing urolithiasis. However, the potential effects of the radiation exposure from CT examinations have raised concern among some physicians. This article describes the radiation doses for various urolithiasis-imaging techniques and describes techniques to optimize and reduce radiation exposures to patients undergoing these examinations. Potential future directions in radiologic techniques used for studying urolithiasis are also discussed.

Index Words: Computed tomography, Radiation dose, Urinary tract, Multidetector computed tomography

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PII: S1548-5595(08)00170-5

doi:10.1053/j.ackd.2008.10.006

Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 48-51, January 2009

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