The Capabilities and Limitations of Clinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Detecting Kidney Stones: A Retrospective Study

Figure 1

Stone visible on both CT and MR. (a) Enhanced axial CT demonstrates a large stone in the left renal pelvis (arrow). (b) Coronal HASTE MRI image clearly depicts the hypointense stone (arrow) against the backdrop of hyperintense urine.

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