Ultrasound as good as CT for initial diagnosis of kidney stones : study

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Ultrasound as good as CT for initial diagnosis of kidney stones : study

By Gene Emery NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Using the sound waves of an ultrasound to detect a painful kidney stone is just as effective as the X-rays of a CT scan, and exposes patients to much less harmful radiation, according to a new multicenter study. "It's actually quite surprising that ultrasound is just as good as CT scanning when you look at patient outcomes," said Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman of the University of California, San Francisco, chief author of the report in the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Charles D. Scales, Jr. ...

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