X Ray For Kidney. I would like to maxmize the chances that the stone will show up in the kub so that i do not have to follow up with a ct. It can assess most of the details similar to ultrasound but this has the risk of radiation exposure and sometimes intravenous iv contrast dye is used which itself can cause kidney damage.
Now i know the stone may be transparent to x rays radiolucent. Purpose the kub study is a diagnostic test used to detect kidney stones and to diagnose. A chest x ray is a radiology procedure used to examine chest structures useful for diagnosing conditions like kidney cancer.
It is best used to detect kidney stones or tumors.
X ray signs of kidney disease. Now i know the stone may be transparent to x rays radiolucent. The ilive portal does not provide medical advice diagnosis or treatment. Definition a kidney ureter and bladder kub x ray study is an abdominal x ray.