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Clinical value of non-enhanced CT value in predicting urinary calculi ESWL

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Objective To analyze the relationship between non-enhanced CT value of unilateral ureteral calculi and renal calculi and the rate of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), and to investigate the value… Click to show full abstract

Objective To analyze the relationship between non-enhanced CT value of unilateral ureteral calculi and renal calculi and the rate of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), and to investigate the value of predicting the therapeutic effect of ESWL by CT. Methods Eighty patients with unilateral ureteral calculi or renal calculi treated with ESWL in our hospital from January 2013 to December 2016 were selected. According to the different CT values, the patients were divided into high density group (CT≥1000 HU), middle density group (500 HU

Keywords: density group; density; rate; value; calculi

Journal Title: International Urology and Nephrology
Year Published: 2019

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