The following study was presented at the UBC Radiology Scientific Day, June 2008 & Stanford Radiology’s 10 th Annual International Symposium on Multidetector CT In May 2008. Purpose: To investigate whether DECT can accurately determine composition of renal calculi at acceptable dose. To observe how this information changes patient management in the … Read more

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The following question has been sent by Luke Riverstone, Radiographer, Qscan Radiology Clinics, Australia: We have recently obtained a Siemens DSCT.  We performed our first DE KUB the other day and the Dual Energy Software indicated that there was 1 Kidney stone that was of a Uric Acid composition and 1 was … Read more

Abstract Objectives: To assess the value of dual-energy contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) imaging for the detection of urinary stone disease using dual-source CT. Materials and Methods: Forty consecutive patients (mean age 46.6 ± 16.2 years, range 27–85 years) suspected of having urinary stone disease underwent dual-source CT of the urinary tract. A … Read more

Case history 62-year-old female presenting with hypertension. She had undergone left nephrectomy 12 years prior. Since she is severely claustrophobic, an MRI can not be performed. Read more