Urinary tract stones--Part I: role of radiological imaging in diagnosis and treatment planning.
The modern management of urolithiasis requires a multi-disciplinary approach. Imaging plays a central role in both diagnosis and planning therapy of renal and ureteric calculi. This article reviews the current status of diagnosis and management of stone disease, and the contribution of radiological imaging in accurately triaging a given case to the most appropriate therapy.
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Department of Radiology, St Georges' Hospital, London, UK. uday.patel@stgeorges.nhs.uk
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D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy