Ureterolithiasis and the quest for rational use of diagnostic imaging methods

Affiliations

¹ Associate Professor in the Division of Imaging Sciences and Medical Physics, Head of the Department of Internal Medicine, Ribeirao Preto Medical School of University of Sao Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. E-mail: jejunior@fmrp.usp.br.. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1158-1045.

Editorial

Jorge Elias Jr. Radiol Bras. 2018 Nov-Dec.

. 2018 Nov-Dec;51(6):VII-VIII.

doi: 10.1590/0100-3984.2018.51.6e2.

¹ Associate Professor in the Division of Imaging Sciences and Medical Physics, Head of the Department of Internal Medicine, Ribeirao Preto Medical School of University of Sao Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. E-mail: jejunior@fmrp.usp.br.. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1158-1045.

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