One Kidney X Ray. A kub x ray may be taken to evaluate the urinary tract before other diagnostic procedures are performed. Body parts not being imaged may be covered with a lead shield to avoid exposure to the x rays.
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A kidney ureter and bladder kub study is an x ray study that allows your doctor to assess the organs of your urinary and gastrointestinal systems. The presence of calcifications kidney stones in the kidneys or ureters may be noted. Your urinary system includes your two kidneys and the bladder the tube that connects each kidney to the bladder ureters and the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside urethra.
In the x ray room the patient must appear on an empty stomach.
You may have x rays taken from more than one position. This test can help show how well each kidney is working. Doctors can use it to help them diagnose. The kidneys are located on the posterior abdominal wall with one on either side of the vertebral column in the perirenal space.
