Kidney Stones X Ray Vs Ultrasound
October 3 2014 at 12 35 pm no doubt ultrasound has its utility in diagnosis of kidney stone.
Kidney stones x ray vs ultrasound. Overall 41 6 of the patients had a history of kidney stones 63 3 had hematuria and 52 5 had costovertebral angle tenderness whereas a small minority had physical examination findings. Urologist suggests ct scan after xray and sonogram suggest kidney stones but he saw only shadow. X rays including an intravenous pyelogram ivp where dye is injected into the bloodstream before the x ray is taken.
Justin bright md says. X rays and ultrasounds are both examples of medical imaging procedures. So what is the difference between the two.
Those kidney stones that are not visible on an x ray are usually detected on a ct scan. A counter argument for using ultrasound in diagnosing of kidney stones is that ureteral stones are usually difficult to visualize with ultrasound and unless they are located at upj or in the distal ureter will not be seen with ultrasound. 44 years experience general surgery.
Ureteric calculi and bladder stones for further discussion of these. Urolithiasis refers to the presence of calculi anywhere along the course of the urinary tracts for the purpose of the article the terms urolithiasis nephrolithiasis and renal kidney stones are used interchangeably although some authors have slightly varying definitions of each. The best diagnostic tool for kidney stones of any type is most certainly a helical computed tomography scan.
Ct as initial test for kidney stones for patients with suspected nephrolithiasis clinical outcomes are similar when ultrasonography or computed tomography ct is used as the initial imaging test according to a real world trial published in the new england journal of medicine. But at this stage of the game i m still more likely to get a ct over ultrasound in possible kidney stone patients. An abdominal x ray also referred to as a kub x ray kidney ureter bladder may be sufficient to identify the presence and location of a stone.
A 61 year old female asked. Renal ultrasound and ureteral stones. X ray vs ct scan kidney stones.