Dual-energy computed tomography for the differentiation of uric acid stones: ex vivo performance evaluation

Stolzmann, Paul ; Scheffel, Hans ; Rentsch, Katharina ; Schertler, Thomas ; Frauenfelder, Thomas ; Leschka, Sebastian ; Sulser, Tullio ; Marincek, Borut ; Alkadhi, Hatem

In: Urological Research, 2008, vol. 36, no. 3-4, p. 133-138

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    Summary
    We assessed the potential of dual-energy computed tomography (CT) for the differentiation between uric acid (UA)-containing and non-UA-containing urinary stones. Forty urinary stones of 16 different compositions in two sizes (