The revolutionary world of medical imaging continues to transform how healthcare professionals protect our most vital organs, and kidney ultrasounds stand at the forefront of this incredible ...

A noninvasive ultrasound technique is capable of quickly pulverizing kidney stones, an early study shows -- in what researchers call a first step toward a simpler, anesthesia-free treatment for the ...

An estimated 26 million Americans have chronic kidney disease. A simple, painless and non-invasive test can prevent kidney failure in those patients. With ultrasound, a handheld transducer sends ...

Sometimes all it takes is a little push. 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 ...

Non-invasive, no-anesthesia lithotripsy recently gained FDA approval ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new technology may allow physicians to use ultrasound waves to push kidney stones out of a patient’s body ...

She first had an episode of gross hematuria in her early 20’s. This was accompanied by flank pain, and she was given a course of empiric antibiotics. However, over the years, she has had multiple ...

A device that uses ultrasound to calm overactive nerves in the kidneys may be able to help some people get their blood pressure under control. A new study led by researchers at Columbia University and ...

Rising kidney stones in children highlight urgent lifestyle changes needed for prevention through hydration, diet, and ...