2001
Relationship between duration of pain and secondary signs of obstruction of the urinary tract on unenhanced helical CT.
Varanelli M, Coll D, Levine J, Rosenfield A, Smith R. Relationship between duration of pain and secondary signs of obstruction of the urinary tract on unenhanced helical CT. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2001, 177: 325-30. PMID: 11461855, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.177.2.1770325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuration of painUnenhanced helical CTFlank painSecondary signsCT studiesAcute ureterolithiasisSystem dilatationHelical CTUreteral dilatationUreteral obstructionPerinephric fluidUnenhanced CT studiesPerinephric strandingPeriureteral strandingConsecutive patientsUrinary tractPainDilatationNegative findingsNephromegalyObstructionPatientsCTUreterolithiasisSignificant increase
1999
REEXAMINING THE VALUE OF HEMATURIA TESTING IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE FLANK PAIN
BOVE P, KAPLAN D, DALRYMPLE N, ROSENFIELD A, VERGA M, ANDERSON K, SMITH R. REEXAMINING THE VALUE OF HEMATURIA TESTING IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE FLANK PAIN. Journal Of Urology 1999, 162: 685-687. PMID: 10458342, DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199909010-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute flank painHigh-power fieldUnenhanced helical computerized tomographyFlank painHelical computerized tomographyRed blood cellsHematuria testingComputerized tomographyExcretory urographyPower fieldPredictive valueInsufficient positive predictive valueAbsence of hematuriaDiagnosis of ureterolithiasisNegative dipstick testPositive predictive valueConsecutive patientsCT abnormalitiesUreteral obstructionUrinary tractMedical recordsSerious conditionDipstick testPainPositive testAcute flank pain: A modern approach to diagnosis and management
Smith R, Levine J, Dalrymple N, Barish M, Rosenfield A. Acute flank pain: A modern approach to diagnosis and management. Seminars In Ultrasound CT And MRI 1999, 20: 108-135. PMID: 10222519, DOI: 10.1016/s0887-2171(99)90042-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute flank painFlank painUreteral obstructionSecondary CT signsUnenhanced helical CTSimilar clinical pictureComplex clinical problemDominant imaging modalityClinical pictureCT signsPatient managementStone sizeUnenhanced CTClinical problemPainClinical diagnosisObstructionHelical CTCTImaging modalitiesStone visualizationAbnormalitiesDiagnosisPatientsPathophysiology
1996
Diagnosis of acute flank pain: value of unenhanced helical CT.
Smith R, Verga M, McCarthy S, Rosenfield A. Diagnosis of acute flank pain: value of unenhanced helical CT. American Journal Of Roentgenology 1996, 166: 97-101. PMID: 8571915, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.166.1.8571915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute flank painFlank painUnenhanced CTStone diseaseUreteral stonesCommon bile duct stonesBile duct stonesUnenhanced helical CTUnenhanced CT findingsUreteral stone diseaseFalse-negative diagnosesUreteroscopic stone extractionExtraurinary causesAcute appendicitisCT abnormalitiesCT findingsDuct stonesAdnexal massesCT diagnosisStone extractionPainPatientsClinical diagnosisImaging studiesHelical CT
1995
Acute flank pain: comparison of non-contrast-enhanced CT and intravenous urography.
Smith R, Rosenfield A, Choe K, Essenmacher K, Verga M, Glickman M, Lange R. Acute flank pain: comparison of non-contrast-enhanced CT and intravenous urography. Radiology 1995, 194: 789-94. PMID: 7862980, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.194.3.7862980.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1980
Ultrasonic Imaging of Pericholecystic Inflammation
Crade M, Taylor K, Rosenfield A, Walsh J. Ultrasonic Imaging of Pericholecystic Inflammation. JAMA 1980, 244: 708-709. PMID: 7392177, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1980.03310070058036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPericholecystic inflammationWBC countUltrasound examinationRight upper abdominal massML of pusFour-day historyThree-week historyUpper abdominal massCASES Case 1Inflammatory spreadAbdominal painOral cholecystogramAbdominal massAbscess cavityCase 1InflammationSurgeryGallbladderExaminationCountCholecystogramEmpyemaJaundicePainFever