Ultrasound Kidney Infection Kidney Stones. A kidney ultrasound may be performed to assist in placement of needles used to biopsy obtain a tissue sample the kidneys to drain fluid from a cyst or abscess or to place a drainage tube. Calculi stones of the kidneys and ureters may be detected by ultrasound.
Ultrasound can be efficient in visualizing clear uric acid stones and obstructions caused by any type of kidney stones. This paper proposes an improved technique for detection of kidney stone from the ultrasound images of kidney. Calculi stones of the kidneys and ureters may be detected by ultrasound.
Most scientist agree on the fact that ultrasound simply is not sufficient enough to detect very small kidney stones.
However ultrasound scan remains a very useful first diagnostic step in emergency rooms. Most scientist agree on the fact that ultrasound simply is not sufficient enough to detect very small kidney stones. In particular the noises presented in ultrasound images may lead to an inaccurate diagnosis of smaller kidney stones and affect its treatment. Most people don t experience any side effects.