Ultrasonography of the upper genitourinary tract

Ultrasonography is now well established as an accurate, noninvasive means of evaluating the genitourinary tract in patients of all age groups. Ease, speed, and portability of real-time have made ultra-sonography one of the most readily accessible imaging procedures. Most authorities concede that it is best utilized as a complement to other imaging modalities. This article describes and illustrates the many pathologic processes involving the upper genitourinary tract that can be accurately diagnosed utilizing real-time ultrasonography.