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Doctors often diagnose kidney infections based on signs and symptoms, such as fever and back pain. If your doctor suspects you have a kidney infection, you may be asked to provide a urine sample to test for bacteria, blood or pus is in your urine.
Renal infections. CT scan is the preferred test to detect renal infections as it can help in identifying gas, stones, calcifications (stone-like calcium deposits) within the kidney, bleeding, abscesses and obstruction. Renal stones. CT scan is the best way to assess for stone disease. Even though IVU may be utilized sometimes, it is not as sensitive as the CT scan. Renal masses. Ultrasound and CT scan are complimentary in evaluating a renal mass of any kind. These two modalities can be used effectively to identify a cystic lesion, mass or renal cell carcinoma (cancer).