Kidney Stone In Ureter X Ray. A further 7 were identified on x ray kub giving a sensitivity of 45 us alone and 77 us with x ray kub. A ureter stone is a mineral mass in the ureter which may or may not have originated in the kidney and traveled down into the ureter.
If a kidney stone becomes lodged in the ureter or urethra it can cause. Ureteric calculi and bladder stones for further discussion of these. A kidney ureter and bladder kub x ray may be performed to assess the abdominal area for causes of abdominal pain or to assess the organs and structures of the urinary and or gastrointestinal gi system.
An ivp is the most common x ray test used to find a kidney stone.
A further 7 were identified on x ray kub giving a sensitivity of 45 us alone and 77 us with x ray kub. A kub x ray may be the first diagnostic procedure used to assess the urinary system. It will show all types of kidney stones except for some uric acid stones and gives pictures of the kidneys the ureters and the bladder. Ureteric calculi and bladder stones for further discussion of these.