Use of profile view of kidney for spatial localization of intrarenal stones.
Profile view of the kidney obtained by "reverse oblique" x-ray projection was found to be useful in the spatial localization of intrarenal stones. The patient's position on the x-ray table is described, and 4 cases of patients with renal stones are illustrated.
D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011187:Posture; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed