The tooth-root sign: a characteristic appearance of distal ureteric calculi.
Diagnostic accuracy in identifying calculi in patients with ureteric colic is poor. Lower ureteric calculi may be confused with other pelvic calcific opacities. A characteristic appearance of some larger lower ureteric calculi is described and likened to the root of a tooth. It is hoped that the tooth-root sign will be of assistance in the diagnosis of distal ureteric stones.
Bloom
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Department of Radiology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Libson
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Verstandig
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Rackow
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D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D014513:Ureter / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*