ArticleUrolithiasis2015
Micro-CT imaging of Randall's plaques.
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- Novel insights into the role of the renal interstitial microenvironment in Randall's plaque formation (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2026Review
- Kidney stone growth through the lens of Raman mapping.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- An overview of global research landscape in etiology of urolithiasis based on bibliometric analysis.Urolithiasis · 2023Review
- Stone Morphology Distinguishes Two Pathways of Idiopathic Calcium Oxalate Stone Pathogenesis.Journal of endourology · 2022Article
- Human kidney stones: a natural record of universal biomineralization.Nature reviews. Urology · 2021Review
- Multimodal imaging reveals a unique autofluorescence signature of Randall's plaque.Urolithiasis · 2021Article
- Using micro computed tomographic imaging for analyzing kidney stones.Comptes rendus. Chimie (Print) · 2021Article
- Discrepancy Between Stone and Tissue Mineral Type in Patients with Idiopathic Uric Acid Stones.Journal of endourology · 2020Article
- Endoscopic observations as a tool to define underlying pathology in kidney stone formers.World journal of urology · 2019Article
- Differentiating kidney stones from phleboliths in unenhanced low-dose computed tomography using radiomics and machine learning.European radiology · 2019Article
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- Papillary Ductal Plugging is a Mechanism for Early Stone Retention in Brushite Stone Disease.The Journal of urology · 2018Article
- Novel Application of Micro-Computerized Tomography for Morphologic Characterization of the Murine Penis.The journal of sexual medicine · 2017Article
- What can the microstructure of stones tell us?Urolithiasis · 2017Review
- Integration and utilization of modern technologies in nephrolithiasis research.Nature reviews. Urology · 2016Review
- Idiopathic hypercalciuria and formation of calcium renal stones.Nature reviews. Nephrology · 2016Review
- Usefulness of measuring renal papillae in Hounsfield units in stone - forming patients.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyArticle
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Abstract
Micro-computed tomographic imaging (micro-CT) provides unprecedented information on stone structure and mineral composition. High-resolution micro-CT even allows visualization of the lumens of tubule and/or vessels within Randall's plaque, on stones or in papillary biopsies, thus giving a non-destructive way to study these sites of stone adhesion. This paper also shows an example of a stone growing on a different anchoring mechanism: a mineral plug within the lumen of a Bellini duct (BD plug). Micro-CT shows striking structural differences between stones that have grown on Randall's plaque and those that have grown on BD plugs. Thus, Randall's plaque can be distinguished by micro-CT, and this non-destructive method shows great promise in helping to elucidate the different mechanisms by which small stones are retained in the kidney during the development of nephrolithiasis.
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