To diagnose painful kidney stones in hospital emergency rooms, CT scans are no better than less-often-used ultrasound exams, according to a clinical study conducted at 15 medical centers ...

In a single-center study of patients with asymptomatic microscopic hematuria, renal ultrasonography demonstrated 100% sensitivity for detecting upper tract urothelial carcinoma and renal cell ...

How to prepare for a renal ultrasound? There are certain protocols taken before and while taking the ultrasound test: • Remove jewelry clothes or any other things that might interfere with the scan ...

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is more accurate and reliable than MRI for examining certain liver and kidney nodules, according to two new studies publi ...

Initial ultrasound imaging of emergency department patients presenting with acute renal colic, although increasing, was used in only 6.9% of cases in 2015.

A noninvasive ultrasound technique is capable of quickly pulverizing kidney stones, an early study shows -- in what researchers call a first step toward a simpler, anesthesia-free treatment for ...

A portable ultrasound can help nephrologists better detect fluid in the lungs of patients with end-stage kidney disease, according to a study by physicians at the Medical College of Georgia at ...

To diagnose painful kidney stones in hospital emergency rooms, CT scans are no better than less-often-used ultrasound exams, according to a clinical study conducted at 15 medical centers.