Would you pursue more dedicated stone surveillance imaging testing for a patient with recurrent nephrolithiasis who has PET-CT scans twice yearly?
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Nephrology · U Chicago
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Unless the patient is symptomatic, I am not sure there is a reason to. Though PET CT is not the best imaging to look for stones.
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Nephrology · Mayo Clinic
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Serial CT scanning is my preferred imaging modality for assessing stone volume and, hence, metabolic activity. I have not personally used a combined PET-CT. Assuming the images are still satisfactory for detecting small changes in the stone volume, I think it would be an entirely satisfactory kidney...
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Nephrology · University of Chicago Medicine
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If all of the CT exams are after contrast, they cannot be used for stone counting. I would ask for pre-contrast images on the CT.
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