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Imaging patients with renal colic-consider ultrasound first.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Copetti Sign in Suspected Renal Colic: Association with Distal Ureteral Stones in a Prospective Pilot Cohort.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A Robust Rule-Based Framework for Stone Detection and Posterior Acoustic Shadow Localization in Abdominal Ultrasound.Journal of imaging · 2026Article
- Can Clinical Scores Reduce CT Use in Renal Colic? A Head-to-Head Comparison.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2025Article
- Advocating for Change: Unveiling the Challenges of an Ultrasound-First Approach in Uncomplicated Renal Colic.Cureus · 2025Article
- Clinical Efficacy of Intravenous Papaverine plus Ketorolac in the Emergency Treatment of Renal Colic: A Letter to the Editor.Iranian journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Audit of the Acute Management of Renal Colic in District Hospitals Within a National Health Service Trust.Cureus · 2024Article
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- The Accuracy of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Performed by Emergency Physicians in Detecting Hydronephrosis in Patients with Renal Colic.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2022Article
- Comparison of nonenhanced computed tomography and ultrasonography for detection of ureteral calculi in cats: A prospective study.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2021Article
- Implementation of a Ureteric Colic Telemedicine Service: A Mixed Methods Quality Improvement Study.Urology · 2021Article
- The gap between ultrasonography and computed tomography in measuring the size of urinary calculi.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2020Article
- Risk Factors Predicting the Necessity of Renal Ultrasound in the Emergency Department.Journal of clinical imaging science · 2020Article
- CT imaging history for patients presenting to the ED with renal colic--evidence from a multi-hospital database.BMC emergency medicine · 2019Observational
- Feasibility of non-linear beamforming ultrasound methods to characterize and size kidney stones.PloS one · 2018Article
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- Evolving Guidance on Ureteric Calculi Management in the Acute Setting.Current urology reports · 2016Review
- Ultrasonography of the Kidney: A Pictorial Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2015Review
- Is Combined Ultrasound with Radiography Sufficient for the Diagnosis of Obstructive Ureteric Stone in Patients with Acute Flank Pain?Journal of medical ultrasoundArticle
- Epidemiological and imaging features that can affect the detection of ureterolithiasis on ultrasound.Radiologia brasileiraArticle
- Association between grades of Hydronephrosis and detection of urinary stones by ultrasound imaging.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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9 authors at 8 institutions in 6 countries.
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Abstract
unlabelledRenal colic is a common disease in Europe and a common cause of visit to the Emergency Department. Clinical diagnosis is usually confirmed by imaging modalities. Unenhanced computed tomography (CT) is considered the best diagnostic test due to its excellent accuracy detecting ureteral stones. However, ultrasound (US) should be considered as the primary imaging technique. It is a reproducible, non-invasive and non-expensive imaging technique, achieving accurate diagnosis in most cases without the need for radiation. Diagnosis is based on the presence of ureteral stones, but indirect findings such as the asymmetry or absence of ureteric jet, an increase of the resistive index or a colour Doppler twinkling artefact may help to suggest the diagnosis when the stone is not identified. MAIN MESSAGES: • Renal colic diagnosis is usually confirmed by imaging modalities. • Imaging diagnosis of renal colic is based on the detection of ureteral stones. • CT is the most accurate imaging technique to identify ureteral stones. • US allows correct diagnosis in most cases without using radiation. • US should be used as the first imaging modality in patients with renal colic.
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