Rajan T Gupta, Kevin Kalisz, Gaurav Khatri, Melanie P Caserta, Tara M Catanzano, Silvia D Chang, Alberto Diaz De Leon, John L Gore, Refky Nicola, Anand M Prabhakar, Stephen J Savage, Kevin P Shah, Venkateswar R Surabhi, Myles T Taffel, Jonathan H Valente, Don C Yoo, Paul Nikolaidis
Noncontrast CT (NCCT) is the imaging study of choice for initial evaluation of patients with acute onset of flank pain and suspicion of stone disease without known prior stone disease. NCCT can reliably characterize the location and size of an offending ureteral calculus, identify complications, and diagnose alternative etiologies of abdominal pain. Although less sensitive in the detection of stones, ultrasound may have a role in evaluating for signs of obstruction. Radiography potentially has a role, although has been shown to be less sensitive than NCCT...
November 2023: Journal of the American College of Radiology: JACR