INDICATIONS:
Medical Necessity: Evaluate for hydronephrosis
Structures studied: Kidneys, including collecting system
Focused Question: Is hydronephrosis present?
REQUIRED IMAGES:
Add Color Doppler to potential hydronephrosis to ensure it is not a vessel.
Evaluate for ureteral jets if any hydronephrosis seen.
1. Long and Short Axis View of Right and Left Kidney
2. Transverse and Saggital View of Bladder with Views of Ureteral Jets
HOW TO SCAN:
SCAN BILATERALLY
1.) Obtain video clip fanning through entire portions of both kidneys in both the longitudinal and transverse planes.
LEFT:
RIGHT:
2.) Obtain one static representative image.
STATIC LONGITUDINAL IMAGE OF KIDNEY WITHOUT HYDRONEPHROSIS
