Withholding prehydration with sodium bicarbonate from patients with CKD stage 3 undergoing nonemergent contrast-enhanced computed tomography does not compromise renal safety, a study found. In ...

Transient hypotension increases the risk for post-contrast acute kidney injury following computed tomography with contrast media, according to investigators. Hypotension in patients on arrival to the ...

Computed tomography (CT or CAT) scans help doctors detect everything from cancer to kidney stones. But some physicians are raising concerns about the safety of such procedures — most notably, an ...

When it comes to finding kidney stones, CT scans remain the most accurate option, but they come with radiation risks. Ultrasound avoids radiation but can miss smaller stones or overestimate their size ...