If you are experiencing symptoms such as pain in your abdomen and back or blood in your urine.
It helps diagnose conditions that affect the urinary tract as kidney stones, ureter stones, bladder stones, cancer, infections, trauma, congenital conditions, etc.
It helps in accessing the functions of kidney.
Contrast is required. It is recommended not to eat for at least 6 hours before the scan
During a CT Urography, you lie on a table that passes through a doughnut-shaped opening in the scanner.
A special dye (contrast material) is put in a vein (IV) in your arm or hand to make the blood vessels easier to see on the scan.
You can feel warmth while getting the dye injected.
This scan is used to examine your kidneys, ureters, and bladder.
It will help your doctor see the size and shape of these structures to see if they are functioning properly and to diagnose problems with your urinary system.
It tells the doctor the size, shape, location & number of the stones.