HOLYOKE - A recent study by researchers at the Minnesota-based Mayo Clinic reviewed data between 1984 to 2012 on Minnesota patients who were treated for first time kidney stone formation that ...

When it comes to finding kidney stones, CT scans remain the most accurate option, but they come with radiation risks. Ultrasound avoids radiation but can miss smaller stones or overestimate their size ...

Figure 1. CT abdomen of this patient shows three radio-opaque stones in the left kidney. New findings show substantial potential for reducing radiation exposure to patients by using ultrasound first ...

Computed tomography (CT) has become the preferred modality for imaging children with suspected kidney stones, even though national guidelines recommend the use of ultrasound, according to results from ...

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 ...

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 ...