What can a CT KUB show?

CT scans of the kidneys can provide more detailed information about the kidneys than standard kidney, ureter, and bladder (KUB) X-rays , thus providing more information related to injuries and/or diseases of the kidneys.

What is a CT KUB without contrast?

This is a study without intravenous or oral contrast, relatively low-dose (in CT terms), and has a very high sensitivity for the detection of renal and ureteric stones. CT KUB allows a rapid, contrast-free, anatomically accurate diagnosis of urolithiasis with a sensitivity of 97–98\% and a specificity of 96–100\%.

What can you see on a CT without contrast?

Here is a summary of the indications for non-contrasted CT:

• Brain – Trauma, headache, bleeding, shunt check, mental status change.
• Sinuses – Pain, congestion, sinusitis.
• Orbits – Trauma, fracture, foreign body.
• Facial Bones – Trauma, pain.
• Chest – Nodule, cough, pain.
• Abdomen and Pelvis – Hematuria with pain, renal stone.

Will a CT without contrast show kidney stones?

Aside from detection of stones, non-contrast CT examination of the abdomen and pelvis also offers a valuable overlook upon the other abdominal organs, pathologies of which may simulate a stone disease, or accompany stone disease and can be detected incidentally, which may shift management plan dramatically.

Does a KUB require contrast?

CT KUB (kidneys, ureters and bladder) or urogram is a non-contrast CT study that investigates the urinary tract. Contrast is not required in this examination to allow calcified structures/ masses to be visualised on the scan.

Can kidney stones affect bowel movements?

Kidney stones can cause severe pain that could coexist with frequent bowel movements.

Can kidney stones be mistaken for diverticulitis?

For example, if the kidney stone is on the right side of the body, it may feel like appendicitis, or inflammation of the appendix. If the stone is on the left side, people may mistake the pain for diverticulitis, inflammation, or an infection within the small or large intestine, he says.