James C Williams

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1 Noninvasive differentiation of uric acid versus non-uric acid kidney stones using dual-energy CT. Acad Radiol 2007 2.80
2 Effect of overpressure and pulse repetition frequency on cavitation in shock wave lithotripsy. J Acoust Soc Am 2002 2.77
3 Biopsy proven medullary sponge kidney: clinical findings, histopathology, and role of osteogenesis in stone and plaque formation. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2015 2.13
4 Cavitation bubble cluster activity in the breakage of kidney stones by lithotripter shockwaves. J Endourol 2003 2.05
5 Phenotypic characterization of kidney stone formers by endoscopic and histological quantification of intrarenal calcification. Kidney Int 2013 1.84
6 Glomerular permeability to macromolecules in the Necturus kidney. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2009 1.80
7 A formal test of the hypothesis that idiopathic calcium oxalate stones grow on Randall's plaque. BJU Int 2008 1.72
8 Nondestructive analysis of urinary calculi using micro computed tomography. BMC Urol 2004 1.63
9 Cavitation selectively reduces the negative-pressure phase of lithotripter shock pulses. Acoust Res Lett Online 2005 1.61
10 Air pockets trapped during routine coupling in dry head lithotripsy can significantly decrease the delivery of shock wave energy. J Urol 2006 1.58
11 Stone fragmentation during shock wave lithotripsy is improved by slowing the shock wave rate: studies with a new animal model. J Urol 2002 1.55
12 Endoscopic evidence of calculus attachment to Randall's plaque. J Urol 2006 1.53
13 Histopathology and surgical anatomy of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism and calcium phosphate stones. Kidney Int 2008 1.50
14 Kidney damage and renal functional changes are minimized by waveform control that suppresses cavitation in shock wave lithotripsy. J Urol 2002 1.47
15 Ultracal-30 gypsum artificial stones for research on the mechanisms of stone breakage in shock wave lithotripsy. Urol Res 2005 1.46
16 Intra-tubular deposits, urine and stone composition are divergent in patients with ileostomy. Kidney Int 2009 1.45
17 Dual-energy dual-source CT with additional spectral filtration can improve the differentiation of non-uric acid renal stones: an ex vivo phantom study. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2011 1.41
18 Effect of firing rate on the performance of shock wave lithotriptors. BJU Int 2008 1.35
19 Why stones break better at slow shockwave rates than at fast rates: in vitro study with a research electrohydraulic lithotripter. J Endourol 2006 1.35
20 Helical computed tomography accurately reports urinary stone composition using attenuation values: in vitro verification using high-resolution micro-computed tomography calibrated to fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy. Urology 2004 1.31
21 Potential for cavitation-mediated tissue damage in shockwave lithotripsy. J Endourol 2008 1.28
22 Improved acoustic coupling for shock wave lithotripsy. Urol Res 2008 1.26
23 Renal histopathology and crystal deposits in patients with small bowel resection and calcium oxalate stone disease. Kidney Int 2010 1.21
24 Independent assessment of a wide-focus, low-pressure electromagnetic lithotripter: absence of renal bioeffects in the pig. BJU Int 2007 1.19
25 Inaccurate reporting of mineral composition by commercial stone analysis laboratories: implications for infection and metabolic stones. J Urol 2010 1.17
26 Protein content of human apatite and brushite kidney stones: significant correlation with morphologic measures. Urol Res 2008 1.09
27 CT visible internal stone structure, but not Hounsfield unit value, of calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) calculi predicts lithotripsy fragility in vitro. Urol Res 2007 1.08
28 In vitro assessment of a novel dual probe ultrasonic intracorporeal lithotriptor. J Urol 2007 1.07
29 In idiopathic calcium oxalate stone-formers, unattached stones show evidence of having originated as attached stones on Randall's plaque. BJU Int 2009 1.06
30 Treatment protocols to reduce renal injury during shock wave lithotripsy. Curr Opin Urol 2009 1.05
31 Detection of significant variation in acoustic output of an electromagnetic lithotriptor. J Urol 2006 1.04
32 Contrasting histopathology and crystal deposits in kidneys of idiopathic stone formers who produce hydroxy apatite, brushite, or calcium oxalate stones. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2014 1.03
33 A new world revealed: early experience with digital ureteroscopy. J Urol 2008 0.99
34 Analysis of mixed stones is prone to error: a study with US laboratories using micro CT for verification of sample content. Urol Res 2010 0.98
35 In vitro assessment of ultrasonic lithotriptors. J Urol 2003 0.98
36 Cystine calculi: correlation of CT-visible structure, CT number, and stone morphology with fragmentation by shock wave lithotripsy. Urol Res 2007 0.94
37 Bubble proliferation in the cavitation field of a shock wave lithotripter. J Acoust Soc Am 2011 0.92
38 Size and location of defects at the coupling interface affect lithotripter performance. BJU Int 2012 0.91
39 In vitro assessment of lithoclast ultra intracorporeal lithotripter. J Endourol 2004 0.85
40 Differentiation of calcium oxalate monohydrate and calcium oxalate dihydrate stones using quantitative morphological information from micro-computerized and clinical computerized tomography. J Urol 2012 0.84
41 Evaluation of the LithoGold LG-380 lithotripter: in vitro acoustic characterization and assessment of renal injury in the pig model. J Endourol 2013 0.83
42 In vitro evaluation of canine and feline calcium oxalate urolith fragility via shock wave lithotripsy. Am J Vet Res 2005 0.80
43 Analysis of urinary calculi using an infrared microspectroscopic surface reflectance imaging technique. Urol Res 2007 0.80
44 Cystine: helical computerized tomography characterization of rough and smooth calculi in vitro. J Urol 2005 0.80
45 Effect of the body wall on lithotripter shock waves. J Endourol 2014 0.77
46 Introduction to special issue on the Proceedings of the 3rd International Urolithiasis Research Symposium held in Indianapolis. Urol Res 2010 0.76
47 Re: Serum testosterone may be associated with calcium oxalate urolithogenesis (from: Watson JM, Shrewsberry AB, Taghechian S, et al. J Endourol 2010;24:1183-1187). J Endourol 2011 0.75
48 High carbonate level of apatite in kidney stones implies infection, but is it predictive? Urolithiasis 2013 0.75
49 Re: Grases et al.: Origin and types of calcium oxalate monohydrate papillary renal calculi (Urology 2010;76:1339-1345). Urology 2011 0.75
50 Viewing windows do not alter Hounsfield units in CT scans. Urol Res 2005 0.75
51 Shock wave lithotripsy of stones implanted in the proximal ureter of the pig. J Urol 2005 0.75
52 Percutaneous stone implantation in the pig kidney: a new animal model for lithotripsy research. J Endourol 2002 0.75
53 In vitro evaluation of the Lithoclast Ultra Vario combination lithotrite. Urol Res 2010 0.75