Kub Kidney Stone X Ray. Basic information regarding the size shape and position of the kidneys ureters and bladder may be obtained with a kub x ray. Kub radiography can also help providers determine if a catheter has been placed in the bladder properly.
Despite its name kub does not show the ureters and only sometimes shows the kidneys and bladder and even then with uncertainty. Picture of kidney stone renal stone renal calculi film x ray kub kidney ureter bladder show left renal stone stock photo images and stock. At the beginning of this procedure the patient will be asked to lie on their back on an x ray table.
A kub is a painless non invasive procedure that can be performed in office or at an imaging center.
It did not show up on a kub x ray. Ultrasound is a third option. The most common study used to diagnose a kidney stone are ct scans which are very accurate at detecting a stone its size and its location. I m going for a followup kub x ray in a few weeks.