If you have blood in your urine or pain in your lower back or side, you may need an intravenous pyelogram. Here's what you need to know about the procedure.

Hard, pebble-sized objects that grow in your kidneys are known as kidney stones. Understanding how they form and how they’re treated can help you deal with them -- and maybe even prevent them.

Post-contrast coronal CT intravenous pyelogram in nephrographic phase. A lobulated mass seen in the right renal pelvis, with post-contrast enhancement that is less than that of normal renal ...

Kidney stones, or renal calculi, are masses made of crystals. Get the facts on risk factors, symptoms, and how to treat and prevent them.

Sometimes "silent" stones that do not cause symptoms are found on x-rays taken during a general health exam. These stones probably would pass unnoticed. More often kidney stones are found on an x-ray ...

The intravenous pyelogram then compared favorably with the radioisotope renogram or individual kidney-function tests, or both, as a screening procedure in the diagnosis of renovascular hypertension.

Plain abdominal X-ray showed calculi in the right kidney, ureter and bladder. Intravenous pyelogram showed gas confined to the right upper renal pelvis and perinephric space.

An intravenous pyelogram revealed multiple radiopaque calculi and hydronephrosis in the remaining left kidney. The urinary nitroprusside test for cystine was strongly positive, and the 24-hour ...

A radiologist analyzes the images and provides his comments. Though abdominal X-rays do not display all stones, they can pinpoint the exact location of a kidney stone. Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP) ...

A retrospective study has linked therapeutic doses of ceftriaxone with renal failure in kids and has suggested that early treatment can be effective in recovery.

Intravenous Pyelogram This test involves injecting a dye into your arm, then taking X-ray images of your urinary tract to look for signs of swelling or other abnormalities in your kidneys and bladder.

During the study period, an average of 24% underwent ultrasound as the initial imaging study. Kidney, ureter, and bladder X-ray and intravenous pyelogram made up the remaining 13%.