Kidney Ureter And Bladder Kub X Ray. Intravenous pyelography in intravenous pyelogram ivp an intravenous pyelogram ivp x ray study uses a contrast. Despite its name kub does not show the ureters and only sometimes shows the kidneys and bladder and even then with uncertainty.
Ureter and bladder x ray kub means kidney comma. A kub x ray may be the first diagnostic procedure used to assess the urinary system. The purpose of the scan is to obtain images from different angles of the urinary system.
In the male patient the prostate gland is also scanned.
Definition a kidney ureter and bladder kub x ray study is an abdominal x ray. A kub radiograph is an x ray performed for the purpose of examining the urinary system and its surrounding structures. Intravenous pyelography in intravenous pyelogram ivp an intravenous pyelogram ivp x ray study uses a contrast. Kub stands for kidney ureter and bladder.