@Article{,
AUTHOR = {Maria A. Jepperson, David D. Thiel, Joseph G. Cernigliaro, 
Gregory A. Broderick, William E. Haley},
TITLE = {Case series demonstrating the clinical utility of dual energy computed tomography in patients requiring stents for urinary calculi},
JOURNAL = {Canadian Journal of Urology},
VOLUME = {21},
YEAR = {2014},
NUMBER = {1},
PAGES = {7166--7170},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CJU/v21n1/61532},
ISSN = {1488-5581},
ABSTRACT = {Dual energy computed tomography (DECT) utilizes the 
material change in attenuation when imaged at two different 
energies to determine the composition of urinary calculi 
as uric acid or non-uric acid. We discuss a series of case 
reports illustrating DECT’s ability to provide immediate 
determination of uric acid versus non-uric acid calculi and 
facilitate more informed clinical decision-making. Further, 
these cases demonstrate a unique population of patients with 
ureteral stents and percutaneous nephrostomy tubes that 
benefit from DECT’s ability to create a virtual color contrast 
between an indwelling device and the stone material and 
thereby significantly impacting patient morbidity.},
DOI = {}
}