The reliability of color doppler “twinkling” artifact for diagnosing millimetrical nephrolithiasis: comparison with B-Mode US and CT scanning results

Conclusion Twinkling-artifact based color-Doppler US is preferable for the sensitive detection of millimetrical nephrolithiasis; however, the high false-positive value of this technique, which can lead to an overestimation of the stone number, has to be considered.
Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasonics - Category: Radiology Source Type: research