Nearly half of patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease receive at least 1 CT scan over 2 years, study finds. The following article features coverage from the National Kidney ...

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 ...

CT scans and MRIs both capture images within your body. CT scans provide pictures of tissues, organs, and skeletal structure, while MRIs are more detailed and can show abnormal tissue. The biggest ...

The size of renal tumors on CT or X-ray images is often used to decide whether a patient is suitable to undergo nephron-sparing surgery (NSS). Previous studies that compared the apparent size of renal ...

Computed tomography -- also known as computed axial tomography, a CT scan, or a CAT scan-- is a tool doctors use to diagnose many types of health problems. Special X-ray equipment creates images of ...