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ArticleInternational journal of biomedical imaging2016

The Capabilities and Limitations of Clinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Detecting Kidney Stones: A Retrospective Study.

El-Sayed H Ibrahim, Joseph G Cernigliaro, Mellena D Bridges, Robert A Pooley, William E Haley

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Article in International journal of biomedical imaging, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

El-Sayed H IbrahimMayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA; University of Michigan, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3873-0127
Joseph G CernigliaroMayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0001-8062
Mellena D BridgesMayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
Robert A PooleyMayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2603-0465
William E HaleyMayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5312-8660
Mayo Clinic in Florida · USUniversity of Michigan · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this work was to investigate the performance of currently available magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for detecting kidney stones, compared to computed tomography (CT) results, and to determine the characteristics of successfully detected stones. Patients who had undergone both abdominal/pelvic CT and MRI exams within 30 days were studied. The images were reviewed by two expert radiologists blinded to the patients' respective radiological diagnoses. The study consisted of four steps: (1) reviewing the MRI images and determining whether any kidney stone(s) are identified; (2) reviewing the corresponding CT images and confirming whether kidney stones are identified; (3) reviewing the MRI images a second time, armed with the information from the corresponding CT, noting whether any kidney stones are positively identified that were previously missed; (4) for all stones MRI-confirmed on previous steps, the radiologist experts being asked to answer whether in retrospect, with knowledge of size and location on corresponding CT, these stones would be affirmed as confidently identified on MRI or not. In this best-case scenario involving knowledge of stones and their locations on concurrent CT, radiologist experts detected 19% of kidney stones on MRI, with stone size being a major factor for stone identification.

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