The usefulness of agent emission imaging - high mechanical index ultrasound mode in the diagnosis of urolithiasis: a prospective preliminary study.

CONCLUSION: AEI-High MI mode had a higher sensitivity compared with gray-scale and color Doppler for the detection of calculi smaller than 5 mm, but it did not make a significant contribution to detection of larger calculi. The combined use of gray-scale US with AEI-High MI mode could increase the detection rate of calculi smaller than 5 mm and provide a method for verification of suspected calculi on gray-scale US. PMID: 29770771 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology - May 1, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Salmaslıoğlu A, Bulakçı M, Bakır B, Yılmaz R, Akpınar YE, Tefik T, Şanlı Ö, Özel S, Acunas B Tags: Diagn Interv Radiol Source Type: research