Can Kidney Stones Be Missed On Ct Scan. So discuss this with your consulting doctor. In rare instances a ct scan may miss a ct lucent stone.
Ct scan is now considered the examination of choice for the detection and localization of urinary stones. Small stones can easily be missed by any ultrasound machine especially by office ultrasound machines. This happened in january when i went to the er for a kidney infection.
I can t count the number of times that i ve been told i dont have a stone only to pass one very soon thereafter.
I ve had doctors miss stones and just not read the ct correctly. All kidney stones are visible on ct scans. In rare instances a ct scan may miss a ct lucent stone. Most sources i read say that a cat scan is a reliable way to detect them.