title: [Imaging for diagnostics of urolithiasis including dual-energy CT].
abstract: Patients with stone disease usually present to the urologist with acute colic pain. For the right choice of therapy the diagnosis needs to be confirmed using one of many imaging methods, including ultrasonography, abdominal radiography, intravenous urography, non-contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT), CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) urography and dual-energy CT. The techniques differ in the availability, diagnostic sensitivity and specificity and level of radiation exposure. Compared to the others dual-energy CT allows distinction between different stone compositions with high accuracy and can affect the choice of therapy. This article on imaging and diagnosis of urolithiasis discusses the different imaging methods and highlights dual-energy CT and its distinctive features.
authors.affiliation: Urologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum der Universität München-Großhadern, Marchioninistraße 15, 81377 München, Deutschland. Frank.Strittmatter@med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Strittmatter
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gratzke
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Graser
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Stief
authors.forename: T R C
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D015900:Radiography, Dual-Energy Scanned Projection / Q000639:trends*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000639:trends*; D014567:Urography / Q000379:methods*; D052878:Urolithiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*