Radiology of renal stone disease.
Nephrolithiasis is a common cause of abdominal pain and will affect approximately 1 in 10 people in their lifetime. In the past two decades, there have been several technological advances that have changed the imaging approach to stone diagnosis and follow-up. We present a review of the current imaging evaluation for renal stone disease, and outline how new technology has helped with diagnosis and management.
Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, White 270, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: colin.mccarthy@mgh.harvard.edu.
Colin J
CJ
McCarthy
Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, White 270, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: vbaliyan@mgh.harvard.edu.
Vinit
V
Baliyan
Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, White 270, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: hkordbacheh@mgh.harvard.edu.
Hamed
H
Kordbacheh
Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium Road, Karachi 74800, Pakistan. Electronic address: zafar.sajjad@aku.edu.
Zafar
Z
Sajjad
Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, White 270, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: DSAHANI@mgh.harvard.edu.
Dushyant
D
Sahani
Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, White 270, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: AKAMBADAKONE@mgh.harvard.edu.
Avinash
A
Kambadakone
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D015900:Radiography, Dual-Energy Scanned Projection / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods; D014567:Urography / Q000379:methods
Computed Tomography; Low dose; Nephrolithiasis; Radiology; Ultrasound