Radiographic technique in the diagnosis of renal stones. A comparison of tomography and oblique projections.
Renal calcifications were disclosed equally well in 93 patients by oblique radiographs and tomograms evaluated independently by two radiologists. Bowel content influenced sensitivity and specificity of both methods to the same extent. Oblique projections are therefore recommended as screening procedure for renal calcifications.
D000328:Adult; D003106:Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011187:Posture; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray; D014567:Urography