When diagnosing kidney stones, using ultrasound instead of CT scans reduces costs as well as patients' exposure to radiation, according to new research. A separate study also found that people with ...

CHICAGO – A single 15-minute CT scan may be all it takes to find tiny cancers, stones and other problems in the kidneys, bladders and urinary tracts of high-risk patients -- potentially saving them ...

Woman has a 1-pound kidney stone removed after CT scan finds it by accident. Doctor explains why staghorn kidney stones ...

Computed tomography (CT or CAT) scans help doctors detect everything from cancer to kidney stones. But some physicians are raising concerns about the safety of such procedures — most notably, an ...

CT scans diagnose afflictions from tumors to kidney stones to life-threatening diseases and injuries, such as aneurysms and blood clots leading to stroke. But the radiation emitted by this essential ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colored CT scan of a patient with bilateral kidney stones (white). (Rajaaisya/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) Kidney stones ...

A Connecticut woman who went to Greenwich Hospital with a kidney stone is now suffering from post-sepsis syndrome with both cognitive and physical symptoms, according to a lawsuit filed in Superior ...

An Omaha woman’s trip to the emergency room for a ruptured appendix led to the discovery of a two-pound kidney stone — and a ...

After a sudden emergency appendectomy, an Omaha woman discovers a massive, one-pound "staghorn" kidney stone hiding in her body.