Kidney Ureter Bladder Ultrasound. They remove waste products from the blood and produce urine. It is a scan of the kidneys ureters and bladder and sometimes the prostate too.
Ultrasound uses high frequency sound waves to create an image of an area of the body. The kidneys are a pair of bean shaped organs located toward the back of the abdominal cavity just above the waist. They remove waste products from the blood and produce urine.
Abdominal pain radiating to the back.
A kidney and bladder ultrasound is also known as a urinary tract ultrasound. In medicine kub refers to a diagnostic medical imaging technique of the abdomen and stands for kidneys ureters and bladder although in fact the ureters only show if they are abnormally distended. A kidney and bladder ultrasound is also known as a urinary tract ultrasound. Doctors can use it to help them diagnose.