Medically reviewed by David Ozeri, MD Renal ultrasound (kidney ultrasound) is a safe, noninvasive imaging test that uses sound waves to create images of your kidneys and bladder. It helps healthcare ...

A kidney ultrasound uses high frequency sound to produce video and still images of your kidneys. Learn more about the process and its uses here.

Renal ultrasound scans, which people may also call kidney ultrasounds, provide an image of the kidneys and may help doctors identify an underlying issue with these organs. An ultrasound, also ...

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 ...

The technique also indicated which kidney was dominant — an important determination for kidney donors undergoing transplant surgery (Ultrasound Med. Biol. 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2019.01.024). Chronic ...

In adults, a ≥10 mm difference in the lengths of the right and left kidneys on ultrasound is considered predictive of renal pathology. Khazaei et al. sought to determine a cutoff point at which ...

Ultrasound has been a welcome tool for many years to break up kidney stones, ... Pushing Kidney Stones Using Ultrasound. February 1st, ... and diagnosis could be done faster and right at the point ...