Also the result of abnormal or interrupted ascent during embryology. 1  The most common ectopic site is in the pelvis. The kidney will lie obliquely in the ipsilateral iliac fossa. 2  Less commonly, a kidney may ascend to the other side with 2 kidneys on one side of the abdomen. This is called crossed-ectopia.
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Ultrasound is a noninvasive test that can be used to diagnose kidney stones. This test involves the use of sound waves, and does not require exposure to radiation or to contrast dye. Ureteral stones usually cannot be seen using ultrasound, unless the stone is located at the junction of the ureter and the bladder.
http://www.healthcommunities.com/kidney-stones/radiology-diagnosis.shtml
Other Treatments. Surgery is usually needed if the stone is too large to pass on its own, if there are signs that the stone is growing, or if the stone is blocking the urine flow and causing a urinary tract infection or kidney damage. Today, treatments for stones are much less invasive than in the past.
http://www.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/kidney-stones/other-treatments.html
A renal series should include the following minimum images; 1  Both kidneys with length measurements. 2  Right kidney long with liver for comparison. 3  Both kidneys longitudinal medial and lateral.  Both kidneys transverse 1  sup. Left kidney long with spleen for comparison.  Document the normal anatomy.
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Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is a technique that uses sound waves (ultrasound) to break up simple stones in the kidney or upper urinary tract. (Extracorporeal means outside the body, and lithotripsy means stone-breaking.) ESWL is not used for cystine stones.
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If it is large, it is destroyed using ultrasound, lasers, or other devices. The surgeon then removes the fragments. An advantage of percutaneous nephrolithotomy over ESWL is that the surgeon is able to remove the stone fragments directly, instead of relying on their natural passage from the kidney.
http://www.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/kidney-stones/other-treatments.html
An x-ray of the abdomen (known as a KUB—kidney, ureter, bladder) may show a small stone overlying one or both of the renal shadows or a stone in one of the ureters. Other types of stones (e.g., phleboliths, which form in the venous structures of the pelvis) also may be visible on abdominal x-ray.
http://www.healthcommunities.com/kidney-stones/radiology-diagnosis.shtml
Ultrasound is a type of imaging. It uses high-frequency sound waves to look at organs and structures inside the body. Health care professionals use it to view the heart, blood vessels, kidneys, liver, and other organs. During pregnancy, doctors use ultrasound to view the fetus. Unlike x-rays, ultrasound does not expose you to radiation.
https://medlineplus.gov/ultrasound.html
A renal series should include the following minimum images; 1  Both kidneys with length measurements. 2  Right kidney long with liver for comparison. 3  Both kidneys longitudinal medial and lateral.  Both kidneys transverse sup. 1  mid. Left kidney long with spleen for comparison.  Document the normal anatomy.
http://www.ultrasoundpaedia.com/normal-kidney/
Most patients with kidney or ureteral stones experience pain (often severe) that is localized on one side of the flank. In very rare cases, pain occurs in the middle of the abdomen. Most kidney stones cause blood in the urine that can only be seen with a microscope (called microscopic hematuria).
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what type of ultrasound is kidney
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotrips is a type of ultrasound is for kidney.