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Chinese medical journal · May 2024
Development of a radiomics model to discriminate ammonium urate stones from uric acid stones in vivo: A remedy for the diagnostic pitfall of dual-energy computed tomography.
Dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) is purported to accurately distinguish uric acid stones from non-uric acid stones. However, whether DECT can accurately discriminate ammonium urate stones from uric acid stones remains unknown. Therefore, we aimed to explore whether they can be accurately identified by DECT and to develop a radiomics model to assist in distinguishing them. ⋯ DECT cannot accurately differentiate ammonium urate stones from uric acid stones. Our proposed radiomics model can serve as a complementary diagnostic tool for distinguishing them in vivo .