An X-ray may be able to help doctors detect larger kidney stones and monitor the size of kidney stones in response to treatment. Other imaging tests may help doctors diagnose smaller stones.

Kidney stones can cause gastrointestinal (GI ... The stone may only be discovered during an incidental abdominal X-ray or ...

Kidney stones rank right up at the top of the most painful health conditions, according to patients asked to rate their discomfort on a scale of 1 to 10. Kidney stones are hard pellets composed ...

The best way to treat kidney stones depends on how what they are composed of and how they are shaped. Empa researchers are now working on a painless diagnostic procedure using dark-field X-ray ...

Abdominal pain can be unsettling ... or signs of infection. Kidney stones are diagnosed through imaging techniques like CT scans, ultrasounds, or X-rays. The treatment plan depends on the size ...

A CT scan of the abdomen ... a preexisting kidney problem. You’ll be exposed to radiation during the test. The amount of radiation is higher than the amount used with an X-ray.

Zboray and his team are looking for biomedical imaging methods that can be used to determine the content, shape and position of kidney stones precisely, cost-effectively and painlessly. Dark-field ...

However, an ultrasound of her abdomen followed by a CT scan revealed two large stones in her kidney that were not visible on a conventional X-ray. The stones were removed with laser surgery ...

Kidney stones are an "accumulation of minerals within the urinary tract, and most are calcium-based," said the University of Michigan. They "can get in tight spaces in the urinary tract, which can ...