Researchers at MIT have designed a wearable ultrasound patch that can image organs as well as a conventional ultrasound does, without the need for cold gel or an operator. While they used it to ...

There has been a broad interest in both antenatal and postnatal evaluation of infants with antenatally diagnosed hydronephrosis (ANH). A wide range of ultrasound studies have been published, which ...

Urethral catheterization is an important diagnostic procedure in infants with suspected urinary tract infections (UTIs). Urine sufficient for culture and analysis is not always obtained, necessitating ...

A 6-month-old boy is brought to the emergency department with a fever at home of 38.5 °C (101.3 °F). He is otherwise healthy, born at 39 weeks gestation, and circumcised shortly after birth. A ...

Renal and bladder ultrasound (RBUS) is a poor screening tool for genitourinary (GU) abnormalities identifiable on voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) after febrile urinary tract infections (UTIs) in ...

Interstitial cystitis is a chronic bladder condition that causes pelvic pain and increased urgency and frequency to urinate. A “normal,” or healthy bladder is typically free from infection or disease, ...