Kidney Stone Diagnosis X Ray. Kub kidney ureters bladder x ray. Abdominal x rays can show the location of kidney stones in the urinary tract.
Computed tomography ct scans. To measure how well your kidneys are functioning to look for signs of infection and to look for biochemical problems that lead to forming kidney stones. In january 1904 i read a short note to you on the very interesting subject of the x ray diagnosis of kidney stones.
A kub is a quick inexpensive and usually helpful imaging study for the confirmation of urinary stones.
Assessing kidney function by testing for blood urea nitrogen bun and creatinine. Both x ray tests and ct scans use a small amount of radiation to create their images. On the x ray diagnosis of kidney stones. Kub can locate many stones and when an individual is known to have stones in his or her kidney the kub is often used over time to compare and track the progress of the stones.