Diet interventions may reduce the risk of urinary stone formation and its recurrence, but there
is no conclusive consensus in the literature regarding the effectiveness of dietary …

Kidney stone disease is a polygenic and multifactorial disorder with a worldwide distribution,
and its incidence and prevalence are increasing. Although significant progress has been …

Pathological mineralization has been reported countless times in the literature and is a well-
known phenomenon in the medical field for its connections to a wide range of diseases …

Introduction Kidney stones are a global healthcare problem. Given high recurrence rates
and the morbidity associated with symptomatic stone disease, effective medical prophylaxis …

Infrared (IR) spectroscopy has become a promising technique for the analysis of clinical
samples, and IR-based diagnosis is already a well-established technique in the academic …

Background and objectives The kidney stone's structure might provide clinical information in
addition to the stone composition. The Raman chemical imaging is a technology used for the …

Aim To prospectively evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of dual-source dual-energy
computed tomography (DSDECT) for predicting the major component and determining the …

Determining the type of kidney stones allows urologists to prescribe a treatment to avoid
recurrence of renal lithiasis. An automated in-vivo image-based classification method would …

Background Urolithiasis is a global problem whose incidence is reported to be on the rise
across the world. Previously, urolithiasis was reported as being rare among the indigenous …

Kidney stones are concretions of different mineral salts mixed with an organic matrix that
form in the upper urinary tract. As a stone moves from the kidney to the ureter, it can present …