A noninvasive ultrasound technique is capable of quickly pulverizing kidney stones ... is "promising," most of the study patients were of normal body mass index (BMI), which makes breaking ...

Investigations Renal function, full blood count and C-reactive protein levels were all normal. Ultrasound of renal tract, abdominal computed tomography (CT) and 99m Tc-mercaptoacetyltriglycine ...

Two complementary ultrasound procedures, Break Wave™ lithotripsy (BWL) and ultrasonic propulsion, show promise for treating kidney stones ... patients outside the normal lithotripsy suite ...

because the kidneys can be deprived of normal blood flow during the procedure. The University of Virginia team exposed anesthetised mice to ultrasound using a routine clinical imaging system 24 ...

But a follow-up ultrasound ordered by the nephrologist revealed something unexpected: Sanad’s right kidney was smaller than normal. What does that mean? Understandably concerned, Sanad’s ...

That is the conclusion of a recently published study in which doctors used a handheld ultrasound device to nudge patients' kidney-stone fragments. As many as 50% of patients who have kidney stones ...

Investigations Renal function, full blood count and C-reactive protein levels were all normal. Ultrasound of renal tract, abdominal computed tomography (CT) and 99m Tc-mercaptoacetyltriglycine ...