When diagnosing kidney stones, using ultrasound instead of CT scans reduces costs as well as patients' exposure to radiation, according to new research. A separate study also found that people with ...
Computed tomography (CT) scans of the chest, abdomen, and spine, taken originally to detect problems such as kidney stones or ...
CHICAGO – A single 15-minute CT scan may be all it takes to find tiny cancers, stones and other problems in the kidneys, bladders and urinary tracts of high-risk patients -- potentially saving them ...
CT scans diagnose afflictions from tumors to kidney stones to life-threatening diseases and injuries, such as aneurysms and blood clots leading to stroke. But the radiation emitted by this essential ...
Kidney stones are a common problem of the urinary system. These hard deposits form inside the kidneys when urine contains high levels of dissolved minerals and salts. Some stones pass into the ...
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has launched the latest global system for kidney and ureter stone fragmentation, using extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy technology at ...
Computed tomography (CT) scans of the chest, abdomen, and spine, taken originally to detect problems such as kidney stones or ...