PURPOSE: Our aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of twinkling artifacts (TA) in detecting calculi <5 mm in diameter in patients with renal colic pain who had undergone urinary grayscale ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT) imaging assays. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this retrospective study, a total of 76 calculi <5 mm detected in 60 patients were evaluated. Whole data were established using an ultrasound (US) probe at frequencies 1.5-4.5 MHz and noncontrast CT. In US, echogenicity and posterior-shadow (PS) parameters were evaluated and compared with color-Doppler ultrasonography (CDUS) and CT signs. RESULTS: The mean size of measured calculi was 3.9 ± 0.8 mm (range 2-5 mm). The calculus localization rates detected by CT imaging were as follows: kidneys (n = 61, 80.3 %), proximal ureter (n = 4, 5.3 %), middle ureter (n = 3, 3.9 %) and distal ureter (n = 8, 10.5 %). CT detected the calculus in all 76 cases. There was a statistically significant difference in US-CT and CDUS-CT comparisons (p < 0.001 and p = 0.023, respectively); however, no difference was found when comparing both US methods with CT (p = 0.083). CONCLUSIONS: TA can be regarded as a significant marker of urolithiasis, and co-operative usage of Doppler and grayscale methods can yield satisfactory results comparable with CT.
PURPOSE: Our aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of twinkling artifacts (TA) in detecting calculi <5 mm in diameter in patients with renal colic pain who had undergone urinary grayscale ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT) imaging assays. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this retrospective study, a total of 76 calculi <5 mm detected in 60 patients were evaluated. Whole data were established using an ultrasound (US) probe at frequencies 1.5-4.5 MHz and noncontrast CT. In US, echogenicity and posterior-shadow (PS) parameters were evaluated and compared with color-Doppler ultrasonography (CDUS) and CT signs. RESULTS: The mean size of measured calculi was 3.9 ± 0.8 mm (range 2-5 mm). The calculus localization rates detected by CT imaging were as follows: kidneys (n = 61, 80.3 %), proximal ureter (n = 4, 5.3 %), middle ureter (n = 3, 3.9 %) and distal ureter (n = 8, 10.5 %). CT detected the calculus in all 76 cases. There was a statistically significant difference in US-CT and CDUS-CT comparisons (p < 0.001 and p = 0.023, respectively); however, no difference was found when comparing both US methods with CT (p = 0.083). CONCLUSIONS: TA can be regarded as a significant marker of urolithiasis, and co-operative usage of Doppler and grayscale methods can yield satisfactory results comparable with CT.
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