Correlative investigation between routine clinical parameters of dual-energy computed tomography and the outcomes of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in children with urolithiasis: a retrospective study

To evaluate the associations of DECT parameters with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) outcomes in pediatric patients. A retrospective study of consecutive patients with calculi who underwent ESWL and DECT in our hospital was performed in 2011–2019. The primary outcome was DECT imaging’s correlation with ESWL outcomes. The secondary outcome was to determine DECT parameters independently predicting ESWL outcomes, including stone-free...