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 ...

The evolution of debulking nephrectomy and patient characteristics in metastatic renal cell cancer patients enrolled into first-line tyrosine kinase inhibitors clinical trials. This is an ASCO Meeting ...

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 ...

Point-of-care creatinine devices ABL800 FLEX, i‑STAT Alinity and StatSensor, which calculate estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), are recommended to assess kidney function to guide decisions ...

NICE's guideline on acute kidney injury recommends that the risk of AKI should be assessed before offering iodinated contrast agents to adults for emergency or non-emergency imaging, and that ...

A new meta-analysis further supports the previously reported link between kidney stones and an increased risk for kidney ...

Identification of a molecular profile that may predict early relapse in patients undergoing multimodality therapy in muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). Background: Despite heightened awareness of ...

This is a CT scan with arrow indicating kidney tumor. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for ...

(HealthDay News) — Cellular damage occurs when people undergo computed tomography (CT) scans, but whether or not this causes cancer or any other health problems is unclear, according to a study ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency has donated a state-of-the-art CT Scan machine to the Institute of Kidney Diseases (IKD) in Peshawar – bringing relief for patients in the city. The hospital was in need ...