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Noncontrast Computed Tomography Parameters for Predicting Shock Wave Lithotripsy Outcome in Upper Urinary Tract Stone Cases
Joint Authors
Kikkawa, Kazuro
Kohjimoto, Yasuo
Yamashita, Shimpei
Iwahashi, Yuya
Iguchi, Takashi
Nishizawa, Satoshi
Hara, I.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-12-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Kidney stones are a major public health concern with continuously increasing worldwide prevalence.
Shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) is the first line treatment choice for upper urinary tract calculi with ureteroscopy and has advantages of safety and noninvasiveness, but the treatment success rate of SWL is lower than that of other therapies.
It is therefore important to identify predictive factors for SWL outcome and select a suitable treatment choice for patients with upper urinary tract calculi.
In recent years, computed tomography (CT) has become the gold standard for diagnosis of upper urinary tract calculi.
Several factors based on CT images, including skin-to-stone distance, mean stone density, stone heterogeneity index, and variation coefficient of stone density, have been reported to be useful for predicting SWL outcome.
In addition, a new method of analysis, CT texture analysis, is reportedly useful for predicting SWL outcomes.
This review aims to summarize CT parameters for predicting the outcome of shock wave lithotripsy in stone cases in the upper urinary tract.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yamashita, Shimpei& Kohjimoto, Yasuo& Iwahashi, Yuya& Iguchi, Takashi& Nishizawa, Satoshi& Kikkawa, Kazuro…[et al.]. 2018. Noncontrast Computed Tomography Parameters for Predicting Shock Wave Lithotripsy Outcome in Upper Urinary Tract Stone Cases. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1129625
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yamashita, Shimpei…[et al.]. Noncontrast Computed Tomography Parameters for Predicting Shock Wave Lithotripsy Outcome in Upper Urinary Tract Stone Cases. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1129625
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yamashita, Shimpei& Kohjimoto, Yasuo& Iwahashi, Yuya& Iguchi, Takashi& Nishizawa, Satoshi& Kikkawa, Kazuro…[et al.]. Noncontrast Computed Tomography Parameters for Predicting Shock Wave Lithotripsy Outcome in Upper Urinary Tract Stone Cases. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1129625
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1129625