Dual energy imaging for determining urinary calculi composition: A theoretical and experimental study with computed tomography

ii! Acknowledgments null null iii! List of Tables null null vi! List of Figures null null vii! List of Appendices null null ix! Chapter 1 – Introduction and Review of the Literature null null 1! 1.1! Introduction null null 1! 1.2! Urolithiasis null null 2! 1.2.1! Diagnosis of urolithiasis null null 3! 1.2.2! Composition of calculi null null 4! 1.2.3! Treatment options for urolithiasis null null 7! 1.2.4! Ex vivo methods of stone analysis null...