totalbodypain said:
Anybody know of any good papers on the use of ED ultrasonography for eval of uretral hydro vs ct in nephrolithiasis. I took a quik search but couldn't find what I needed.
Thanks
only things I see from uptodate is:
Smith, RC, Rosenfield, AT, Choe, KA, et al. Acute flank pain: Comparison of non-contrast-enhanced CT and intravenous urogram. Radiology 1995; 194:789.
Sinclair, D, Wilson, S, Toi, A, Greenspan, L. The evaluation of suspected renal colic: Ultrasound scan versus excretory urography. Ann Emerg Med 1989; 18:556
Catalano, O, Nunziata, A, Altei, F, Siani, A. Suspected ureteral colic: primary helical CT versus selective helical CT after unenhanced radiography and sonography. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2002; 178:379.
Sheafor, DH, Hertzberg, BS, Freed, KS, et al. Nonenhanced helical CT and US in the emergency evaluation of patients with renal colic: prospective comparison. Radiology 2000; 217:792.
I think the 3rd and 4th ones are closest...