Kidney Stones Scan Images. A ct scan is relatively quick it is highly accurate and it can locate hard to detect kidney stones as small as an eighth of an inch 3 mm. The scan is done to check for other health problems such as gall bladder disease or appendicitis.
The reason is that kidney stones are bright white on ct images. Kidney stones are rarely diagnosed before they begin causing pain. Your doctor can look for kidney stones as they examine the ct scan images.
This test uses x rays to take pictures inside your body.
This pain is often severe enough to send patients to the er where a variety of tests can uncover the stones. Air force airman 1st class samantha bradford a diagnostic imaging technologist with the 35th surgical operations squadron chats with a kidney stone patient as she conducts a computerized tomography scan at misawa air base japan jan. This test uses x rays to take pictures inside your body. This pain is often severe enough to send patients to the er where a variety of tests can uncover the stones.