Ultrasonography versus computed tomography for suspected nephrolithiasis.

Smith-Bindman, Rebecca; Aubin, Chandra; Bailitz, John; N Bengiamin, Rimon; A Camargo, Carlos; Corbo, Jill; J Dean, Anthony; B Goldstein, Ruth; T Griffey, Richard; D Jay, Gregory; L Kang, Tarina; R Kriesel, Dana; John Ma, O; Mallin, Michael; Manson, William; Melnikow, Joy; L Miglioretti, Diana; K Miller, Sara; D Mills, Lisa; R Miner, James; Moghadassi, Michelle; E Noble, Vicki; M Press, Gregory; L Stoller, Marshall; E Valencia, Victoria; Wang, Jessica; C Wang, Ralph; R Cummings, Steven

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1404446

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Ultrasonography versus computed tomography for suspected nephrolithiasis.

Published in The New England journal of medicine • Sep 18, 2014

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Authors:

Rebecca Smith-Bindman

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Chandra Aubin

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John Bailitz

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There is a lack of consensus about whether the initial imaging method for patients with suspected nephrolithiasis should be computed tomography (CT) or ultrasonography. METHODS: In this multicenter, pragmatic, comparative effectiveness trial, we randomly assigned patients 18 to 76 years ...

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