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Characterization of Twinkling Artifact in differently Colored Urinary Stones in Color Doppler Ultrasound: an In-vitro Study (색이 다른 요로결석에서 칼라도플러 초음파의 트윈클링허상의 특성: 체외 연구)

  • Hye-Nam Lee
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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    • v.17 no.7
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    • pp.1049-1055
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    • 2023
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of twinkling artifacts according to the types of urinary stones in color Doppler ultrasound. For two types of urinary stones with different colors, the degree of occurrence of color Doppler twinkling artifact in water tank was analyzed, and the surface condition and composition of the stones were analyzed. The composition of Calcium and phosphorus were the most frequent components in white and brown stones excluding carbon and oxygen. Twinkling artifacts of color Doppler appear stronger in brown stone. The higher the phosphorus content of the stones, the shorter the twinkling artifact appears, so it is possible to predict the main composition of stones.

Usefulness of Twinkling Artifacts in Color Doppler Ultrasonography (컬러 도플러 초음파에서 Twinkling artifacts의 유용성)

  • Sim, Hyun-Sun;Kwon, Kyung-Tae
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.16 no.10
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    • pp.291-298
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    • 2016
  • The aim of the study was to investigate the diagnostic value of the color Doppler twinkling artifact in disease of urinary system. The intensity of twinkling artifact(TA) with color Doppler was classified into 3 levels, 0(non-TA) to 3(distinct TA). In the in vitro study, acorn jelly with various materials on top was examined using color Doppler at B-mode sonography in a water bath for TA. 31 patients with diagnosis of urinary calculi(renal stones 16, urinary stones 15) based on B-mode sonography were studied in vivo for TA. The materials with rough surfaces such as salt, screw and cubics at B-mode sonography with color Doppler contributed to causing TA. At B-mode sonography without color Doppler 37% of renal stones and 60% of ureter stones were detected. but at B-mode sonography with color Doppler TA was demonstrated for all cases. Superficial roughness of materials affected occurrence of TA at B-mode sonography with color Doppler. Therefore, TA at B-mode sonography without color Doppler could play a role in confident diagnosis of the disease of urinary system.

Pediatric Urolithiasis: Our 22-year Experience at a Single Center (소아에서의 요로결석: 단일기관에서 22년간의 경험)

  • Kim, Su-Yon;Kim, Min-Jee;Lee, Joo Hoon;Kim, Kun Suk;Park, Young Seo
    • Childhood Kidney Diseases
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.101-109
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    • 2013
  • Purpose: Pediatric urolithiasis is uncommon in children but is a cause of significant morbidity and damage to the kidney. Although much information on adult urolithiasis is available in the literature, large studies on the pediatric population are still scarce. In this report, we review our experience with pediatric urolithiasis over 22 years at a tertiary referral center. Method: We retrospectively reviewed the records of children with newly diagnosed urolithiasis between January 1991 and May 2013. We assessed the age, sex, family history, initial symptoms, location of stones, underlying cause, stone analysis, treatment, and recurrence among the patients. Results: In total, 137 patients (96 male, 41 female) were assessed. The age range was 0-17 years (mean age, 6.0 years). Forty-three (31%) children were aged <1 year, and 37% (16/43) had a history of intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Thirteen patients (9.5%) had a family history of stones. The most common symptoms at presentation among the patients were gross hematuria (56/137, 41%) and flank or abdominal pain (46/137, 34%). The stones were located in the kidney (85/137, 62%), ureter (29/137, 21%), bladder (2/137, 1.4%), and multiple locations (20/137, 15 %). Congenital abnormalities of the genitourinary (G-U) tract, with or without metabolic abnormality, or urinary tract infection (UTI) was detected in 26 children (19%). Ninety-one patients (66%) underwent metabolic examination, and 38% of these patients exhibited an abnormality. UTI, with or without abnormalities of the G-U tract, or metabolic abnormality was detected in 26 children (19%). Of the 35 stones analyzed, the majority were calcium stones (20/35, 57%), followed by infected stones (5/35, 14%), uric acid stones (4/35, 11%), carbonate apatite stones (3/35, 7%), cystine stones (2/35, 6%), and phosphate stones (1/35, 3%). Five patients (4%) required open procedures, with or without non-open procedures, whereas 77 patients (56%) were managed conservatively; the remaining 55 patients (40%) received some other form of intervention. Eighteen patients (13%) had stone recurrence during the follow-up period. Conclusions: Pediatric urolithiasis is commonly associated with abnormalities of the G-U tract and/or metabolic disorders and/or UTI. Half of the patients will pass their stones spontaneously, and all the techniques of minimally invasive surgery are applicable in the treatment of children with stones. As the recurrence rates are high among this population, long-term follow-up is recommended and the complete clearance of stones is important.

Urinary Lithiasis in Children : A Single Center Study (소아 요로 결석 : 단일 기관 연구)

  • Lee, Hyun-Kyung;Lee, Sung-Ha;Han, Kyoung-Hee;Lee, Beom-Hee;Choi, Hyun-Jin;Ha, Il-Soo;Choi, Yong;Cheong, Hae-Il
    • Childhood Kidney Diseases
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.280-287
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    • 2007
  • Purpose : Urinary lithiasis is uncommon in children, however, it may lead to chronic renal insufficiency and even end stage renal disease. The etiology of stone formation in children is largely unknown; although the most common causes are known to be associated with congenital anomalies of the genito-urinary(G-U) tract, urinary tract infections(UTI), and metabolic diseases. Methods : A total of 73 children(male:female=42:31, mean age $6.6{\pm}5.3$ years) presented with urinary lithiasis between Sep. 1998 and Jul. 2007 at Seoul National University Children's Hospital. The medical records were reviewed retrospectively. Results : The most common presenting symptoms were gross hematuria(28/73, 38%) and flank or abdominal pain(23/73, 32%). The stones were located in the upper urinary tract in 48 patients(66%), in the bladder in 18(24%), and in both the bladder and upper urinary tract in 2 (3%). Congenital anomalies of the G-U tract with/without UTI were detected in 30 children (41%), hypercalciuria with/without hypercalcemia in 15(20%), and other metabolic diseases in 8(11%). In 17 patients(23%), no underlying cause of stone formation was detected. The majority of stones were infected stones(24/36, 67%), which were followed by calcium stones(8/36, 22%), uric acid stones(3/36, 8%). and cystine stones(1/36, 3%). Thirty-four patients(46%) underwent surgical procedures and/or extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy for stone removal, and 13(18%) passed stones spontaneously with/without medical management. Stones recurred in 6 patients(8%): 4 with neurogenic bladder augmented by ileocystoplasty, 1 with cystinuria, and 1 with unknown etiology. Conclusion : The common causes of urinary lithiasis in children were congenital anomalies of the G-U tract with/without UTI and metabolic disorders including hypercalciuria/hypercalcemia. For the management of stones, minimally invasive procedures should be chosen on the basis of accompanying symptoms and the composition, locations and etiology of stones.

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Classification of Urinary Stone into Uric Acid & Non-uric Acid by Dual-Energy (이중에너지 전산화단층촬영을 이용한 요로결석의 성분 분석에 관한 연구)

  • Myung-Jin Jung;Sung-Gil Kim
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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    • v.17 no.6
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    • pp.835-841
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    • 2023
  • The aim of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic ability of dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) for Composition determination of urinary stones in phantom model. Seventeen cases with urinary stones who underwent DECT were enrolled in the study. The composition of the urinary stones was extracted from the seventeen patients were analyzed with DECT in phantom model with fresh pork. The volume scan method using Dual-energy software was used and the scanned image sets were assessed. All 17 urinary stones of the phantom model were analyzed according to the stone composition using DE stone Analysis were divided into uric acid stones (n=6, 35.29%) and non-uric acid stones (n=11, 64.71%). These urinary stones were pathologically confirmed. The mean attenuation values of uric acid stones at 135 kV, 100 kV and 80 kV was 348.87 ± 166.37 HU, 345.33 ± 151.18 HU and 337.94 ± 172.77 HU, respectively. The mean attenuation values of non-uric acid stones at 135 kV, 100 kV and 80 kV was 551.93 ± 297.09 HU, 747.04 ± 351.31 HU and 958.19 ± 424.72 HU, respectively. At 80 kV, uric acid stones and non-uric acid stones showed significant difference in the attenuation values(P<0.05). The attenuation values of DECT could differentiate the compositions of urinary stones between uric acid and non-uric acid stones at 80 kV in phantom model.

Usefulness of Color Doppler for Non-dilatational Ureteral Stone (비확장성 요관결석에 대한 컬러 도플러의 유용성)

  • Sim, Hyun-Sun
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.120-128
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    • 2017
  • Acute flank pain from urolithiasis is the most common condition in people visiting emergency rooms. This study is to evaluate the usefulness of color Doppler in detecting ureteral stones in patients without hydronephrosis. We performed ultrasonography and retrospective analysis on 161 patients who were suspected of urinary stones through plain radiography of the kidney, ureter, and bladder examination or urine tests that showed positive signs of hematuria. In ultrasonography, a total of 154 (95.6%) cases from the 161 patients were diagnosed with ureteral stones. In color Doppler, ureteral stones with twinkling artifact (TA) in the absence of hydronephrosis was shown in 18 (85.7%) cases of the 21 patients(p<0.001). The use of color Doppler has a high diagnostic efficacy for the detection of indistinguishable stones, non-dilatational ureteral stones, and middle ureter stones.

Construction of CT Image data Automatic Recognition System for Diagnosis of Urinary Stone Based on AI Plaform (인공지능 플랫폼기반 요로결석진단을 위한 CT 영상 데이터 자동판독 시스템 구축)

  • Noh, Si-Hyeong;Lee, Chungsub;Kim, Tae-Hoon;Lee, Yun Oh;Park, Sung Bin;Yoon, Kwon-Ha;Jeong, Chang-Won
    • Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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    • 2020.11a
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    • pp.928-930
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    • 2020
  • 본 논문은 인공지능 플랫폼 기반의 요로결석 진단을 위한 CT 영상 데이터 자동판독 시스템에 대해 기술하고자 한다. 제안한 시스템은 웹 기반의 플랫폼을 기반으로 하며, 인공지능 기반의 진단 알고리즘을 장착하여 빠르게 요로결석 환자의 스크리닝에 목적을 두고 있다. 병원정보시스템의 PACS와 EMR과 연계와 Deep learning 진단 알고리즘을 적용한 요로결석 자동판독 시스템을 개발하였다. 특히, 기 구축된 인공지능 플랫폼을 통해 추출한 데이터셋을 기반으로 진단 알고리즘 개발 방법과 수행 결과를 보인다. 제안한 시스템은 요로결석 진단과 수술여부에 의사결정지원 시스템으로 임상에서 활용될 것으로 기대하고 있다.

Mini-review; Melamine-related Urinary Stone Disease (Mini-review: 멜라민에 의한 신요로계 결석)

  • Kang, Hee-Gyung
    • Childhood Kidney Diseases
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.21-25
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    • 2009
  • Last year, an epidemic of infantile urinary stone disease developed in China. Investigation revealed that melamine-tainted diary product caused urinary stone in these infants. Young infants were susceptible to the melamine toxicity and dehydration or other stone-prone factors aggravated the toxicity. Melamine-related urinary stones were small, multiple, and mainly composed of uric acid, thus conservative treatment of hydration and urine alkalinization worked well in majority of the patients.

Urinary Stone in Children (소아 요로 결석에 관한 연구)

  • Eun Young-Min;Rho Kwang-Sik;Kim Pyung-Kil;Han Sang-Won
    • Childhood Kidney Diseases
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.60-66
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    • 1997
  • Even though the urinary stones are rare in children, careful observation and monitoring are necessary because the incidence has been increasing. This study is aimed to document the characteristics of urinary stones in children including the symptoms, diagnosis, with or without urinary tract infection, other urinary tract anomaly and treatment. 45 patients under the age of 15 years with urinary stones hospitalized during Jan. 1986 to Jun. 1996 at Severance Hospital were reviewed retrospectively. Patients' mean age was 6.5 years and sex ratio (male : female) was 5.4:1. The most common symptom was gross hematuria. Stones accompanied with urinary tract infection was 46.7%, and stones associated with urinary tract anomaly was 35.6%. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, percutaneous nephrolithotorny, hydration and diuretics were the treatment modality used. Urinary stone were found to be a significant cause of urinary tract obstruction in children, requiring prompt diagnosis and treatment. Although KUB, IVP, and ultrasonography were commonly used to make the diagnosis, many cases were detected only by ultrasonographic study.

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요로결석

  • 한국생약협회
    • The Hankook-Saengyark Bo
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    • no.212
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    • pp.8.1-8.1
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    • 1997
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