Kidney Stone Density & Why It's Important [The Hounsfield Unit]

Understanding the composition and density of kidney stones plays a key role in determining the most appropriate treatment. CT scans are currently the gold standard of care when it comes to kidney stone imagining because in addition to providing the size and location of the kidney stone, CT scans can also assess the density of kidney stones in Hounsfield Units (HU). The Hounsfield Unit is a radiodensity scale that can identify density of various body parts and kidney stones.
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0:0 Introduction
2:26 The Hounsfield Unit
4:50 Stone Density by Type
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· Gücük A, Uyetürk U. Usefulness of hounsfield unit and density in the assessment and treatment of urinary stones. World J Nephrol. 2014;3(4):282-286. doi:10.5527/wjn.v3.i4.282