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. "Ultrasound ...

Ms. M, aged 64 years, was referred to our clinic with an enlarging right renal tumor. The tumor was incidentally detected on ultrasound, which her primary-care provider (PCP) ordered in response to ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Using the sound waves of an ultrasound to detect a painful kidney stone is just as effective as the X-rays of a CT scan, and exposes patients to much less harmful radiation ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is superior to contrast magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomography (CT), and offers 100% sensitivity and specificity, for finding ...

When diagnosing kidney stones, using ultrasound instead of CT scans reduces costs as well as patients' exposure to radiation, according to new research. A separate study also found that people with ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is more accurate and reliable than MRI for examining certain liver and kidney nodules, according to two new studies published in the ...

The Break Wave system for extracorporeal lithotripsy via ultrasound showed early efficacy with minimal anesthesia in a pilot trial. In a separate trial, ultrasonic propulsion repositioned and ...

I had a routine ultrasound to check my kidneys because my father (who is 80) has kidney disease, and his urologist said that ...

Stones found within the slender muscular tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder are referred to as ureteric calculi. These stones may be caused by factors such as a faulty diet, ...

Kidney mass detected on ultrasound doubles in size over nine months Imaging was ordered when the patient's clinician could not palpate her ovaries. Ms. M, aged 64 years, was referred to our clinic ...