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Is there a kidney dedicated ultrasound instead of abdominal ?
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Yes: An abdominal ultrasound looks at the whole abdomen and the kidneys and vessels . A dedicated renal ultrasound looks only at the kidneys. Both are excellent to look at kidneys
Answered 10/9/2018
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