To evaluate the diagnostic usefulness of the urinary tract (KUB) radiograph routinely performed as part of spinal injury patient urinary tract screening with ultrasound (US) and the KUB radiograph. In ...

Purpose Despite the routine use of helical CT in diagnosis of renal colic, there are recent concerns regarding the radiation exposure, overuse and costs. We attempted in this retrospective study to ...

Neurogenic bladder (NB) is a recognized secondary medical impairment following spinal cord injury (SCI). Ultrasound (US) of the kidneys, ureters and bladder (KUB) has been recommended as a useful, non ...

Propulsion with low-intensity ultrasound is showing promise as a safe and effective method for noninvasive repositioning of kidney stones, according to the findings of a first human feasibility study ...

KIDNEY stones (also called renal calculi or nephrolithiasis) refer to the formation of hard pebble-like deposits made of salts and minerals inside the kidneys. The lifetime risk of nephrolithiasis is ...

THURSDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Ultrasound often overestimates the size of stones in urolithiasis, particularly when the stones are 5 mm or smaller, according to research published in the August ...