Kidney Stone Diagnosis Ultrasound. Your doctor uses this information to determine what s causing your kidney stones and to form a plan to prevent more kidney stones. Ultrasound is effective in diagnosing patients with kidney stones.
Ct scan is certainly useful for surgical planning in patients with large stones to define anatomy and decide which approach would be ideal especially when the question is whether the patient needs pcnl. Adults should be offered a ct scan. However ultrasound scan remains a very useful first diagnostic step in emergency rooms.
If you have severe pain that could be caused by kidney stones your gp should refer you to hospital for an urgent scan.
Ultrasound machines such as the logiq e9 by general electric are useful in finding kidney stones. Ultrasound for diagnostic purposes. Having a kidney stone to analyse will make a diagnosis easier and may help your gp determine which treatment method will be of most benefit to you. You may be asked to urinate through a strainer to catch stones that you pass.