This technique uses a handheld transducer placed on your skin to direct ultrasound waves ... that become lodged in the ureter ...

If you have urinary problems, the bladder is one of the first organs examined with ultrasound. The ureters (the tubes that transfer urine from the kidneys to the bladder) and the bladder neck (the ...

Your urinary tract is made of your kidneys, bladder, ureters, and urethra ... your doctor might notice it when you get your 20-week ultrasound. These symptoms depend on what’s causing your ...

Plain urological radiography of the abdomen is also referred to as a kidney-ureter-bladder (KUB ... advantage is crucial for planning therapy. Ultrasound is another imaging modality used to ...

However, a small new study suggests there may be another way: a non-surgical and minimally painful treatment that enlists two types of ultrasound to zap "ureteral ... bladder than to their kidney.

This test lets your doctor see the size and shape of your bladder, kidneys, and ureters, and how well they ... it’s largely been replaced by ultrasound and CT scans. The doctor may ask you ...

In these cases, a doctor may order further tests, such as an ultrasound scan or ... including the urethra, ureters, bladder, or, more seriously, kidneys. A bladder infection is a UTI that only ...

Kidney stones are hard, often jagged mineral deposits that manifest in the ureter, which connects the kidneys with the bladder ... s technique combines two ultrasound technologies: ultrasound ...

Shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) is a procedure that uses ultrasound energy to break a kidney ... out of your body from the bladder), into your bladder, and up to your stone, either in your ureter or ...

If your doctor suspects kidney stones, they may order a KUB (kidney-ureter-bladder) X-ray ... A doctor may recommend that you undergo an ultrasound first because it’s quick, safe, and easy.