Study to Look for Artifact on Computed Tomography (CT) Representing Kidney Stones

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Kidney Stones

Treatments: Other: CT Scan followed by ultrasound

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01187745

2009520-01H

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patients suspected of having a kidney stone are usually evaluated by computed tomography (CT) scan. The investigators hypothesize that ultrasound (U/S) should be sufficient to evaluate kidneys for suspected renal stones.

Full description

All patients aged 18 years of age and over who are undergoing a renal stone protocol for evaluation of flank pain will be included.

Pregnant patients will not be included.

Enrollment: 52 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult, able to consent, flank pain

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant, unable to consent

Trial design

52 participants in 1 patient group

suspect kidney stones

Description:

Patients presenting with flank abdominal pain

Treatment:

Other: CT Scan followed by ultrasound