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radiography of abdomen, including kidneys, ureters & bladder (KUB)

KUB films magnify the kidneys by 30%. Normal renal size is 3.5 x the height of L2 > 11 cm.

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kidney

Specific

radiography of chest & abdomen

General

radiography (roentgenography)

References

  1. Diagnostic History & Physical Examination in Medicine, Chan & Winkle, Current Clinical Strategies, Laguna Hills, CA 1996
  2. Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 620-21