Tzou David T, Usawachintachit Manint, Taguchi Kazumi, Chi Thomas
1 Department of Urology, University of California , San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
2 Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University , The Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand .
J Endourol. 2017 Apr;31(S1):S89-S94. doi: 10.1089/end.2016.0584. Epub 2016 Nov 3.
Ultrasound has become a mainstay tool in urologists' armamentarium for the diagnosis and management of nephrolithiasis. From starting as a rudimentary form of imaging, it has come to play a more prominent role over time, paralleling evolution in ultrasound technology. Throughout the medical community there is a growing emphasis on reducing the amount of ionizing radiation delivered to patients during routine imaging. As such there has been a resurgence of interest in ultrasound given its lack of associated radiation exposure and proven effectiveness as a diagnostic and therapeutic imaging modality. Herein, we provide a review of the history of ultrasound, how the use of ultrasound is expanding in both diagnosis and treatment of urinary stone disease, and finally how promising applications of ultrasound are shaping the future of kidney stone management.
超声已成为泌尿外科医生用于肾结石诊断和治疗的主要工具。从最初作为一种基本的成像形式开始，随着时间的推移，它在超声技术不断发展的同时，发挥着越来越重要的作用。在整个医学界，越来越重视减少常规成像过程中给予患者的电离辐射量。因此，鉴于超声缺乏相关辐射暴露且作为一种诊断和治疗成像方式已被证实有效，人们对它的兴趣再度兴起。在此，我们回顾超声的历史、超声在尿路结石疾病诊断和治疗中的应用如何扩展，以及超声的前景应用如何塑造肾结石治疗的未来。
