Kidney Disease X Ray. A chest x ray uses very small amounts of radiation electromagnetic waves to create images of the structures inside your chest including your heart lungs airways and bones. It can assess most of the details similar to ultrasound but this has the risk of radiation exposure and sometimes intravenous iv contrast dye is used which itself can cause kidney damage.
Chronic kidney disease ckd also known as chronic renal failure is a progressive loss of glomerular function caused by a long standing renal parenchymal disease it is present when the glomerular filtration rate gfr is less than 60 ml min 1 73 m 2 for three consecutive months or greater than or equal to this value in patients with a kidney damage that is present for three or more months 1. A computer is used to reconstruct multiple x ray data samples. It can assess most of the details similar to ultrasound but this has the risk of radiation exposure and sometimes intravenous iv contrast dye is used which itself can cause kidney damage.
Doctors can use it to help them diagnose.
The presence of calcifications kidney stones in the kidneys or ureters may be noted. Basic information regarding the size shape and position of the kidneys ureters and bladder may be obtained with a kub x ray. Chronic kidney disease ckd also known as chronic renal failure is a progressive loss of glomerular function caused by a long standing renal parenchymal disease it is present when the glomerular filtration rate gfr is less than 60 ml min 1 73 m 2 for three consecutive months or greater than or equal to this value in patients with a kidney damage that is present for three or more months 1. A kub x ray may be taken to evaluate the urinary tract before other diagnostic procedures are performed.