Recent Developments in Computed Tomography for Urolithiasis: Diagnosis and Characterization
Figure 1
A 25-year-old male presenting with left flank pain. (a) Plain radiograph of the abdomen showing a possible renal calculus in the upper pole of the left kidney (estimated institutional dose ~0.7 mSv). The coned pelvic radiograph (b) does not demonstrate a calculus in the pelvis. Low-dose CT KUB (effective dose of 0.5 mSv) (c) and (d) clearly identifies a 5 mm calculus in the upper pole of the left kidney, as well as a 4 mm calculus, at the left ureterovesical junction. The latter was not seen on the plain radiograph.