The Value of Shadowing and the Twinkling Artifact in the Diagnosis of Ureteral Stones: A Single-center Study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2019.01.021
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To determine and evaluate the value of shadowing and the twinkling artifact (TA) for the diagnosis of ureteral stones. MATERIALS AND METHODS Related ultrasound images from 117 patients with suspected ureteral stones were consecutively… read more here.
Keywords: shadowing twinkling; artifact diagnosis; twinkling artifact; diagnosis ureteral ... See more keywords
The effect of hypobaric pressure on the kidney stone twinkling artifact
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DOI: 10.1121/1.5036020
Abstract: Recently, our group proposed the color Doppler ultrasound twinkling artifact originates from stable crevice bubbles on the kidney stone surface because overpressure suppressed twinkling on ex vivo stones (Lu et al., Ultrasound Med. Biol. 2013).… read more here.
Keywords: effect hypobaric; kidney stone; twinkling artifact; hypobaric pressure ... See more keywords