Can Clinical Scores Reduce CT Use in Renal Colic? A Head-to-Head Comparison
In this Turkish cohort, CHOKAI and modified STONE demonstrated superior predictive performance compared to the original STONE score. These findings suggest that clinical scoring systems, when incorporating predictors such as nausea, prior stone history, and hydronephrosis, may serve as practical alternatives to CT-first diagnostic approaches. Multicenter validation studies are required before routine clinical adoption.
Authors
- Ramazan Kıyak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8866-8595)
- Süha Seri̇n (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0654-8061)
- Bahadır Çağlar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4164-393X)
- Meliha Fındık (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7570-4200)
- Ahmet Buğra Önler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4291-2660)
- Gökhan Taşkın
Institutions
- University of Turku (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tomography
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/tomography11100113
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52