Scientists with the National Space Biomedical Research Institute are developing an ultrasound technology that detects kidney stones with advanced ultrasound imaging and provides treatment by “pushing” ...

About one in 11 Americans will experience the discomfort of a kidney stone in their lifetime. While some might think of these pesky mineral clumps as earthly inconveniences, they’re a problem up in ...

The Break Wave system for extracorporeal lithotripsy via ultrasound showed early efficacy with minimal anesthesia in a pilot trial. In a separate trial, ultrasonic propulsion repositioned and ...

The SonoMotion platform will be showcased at booth 1508 during the 2026 American Urological Association meeting.

Researchers found that patients who underwent the stone-moving ultrasound procedure had a 70% lower risk of such a recurrence. Sometimes all it takes is a little push. That is the conclusion of a ...

Another SonoMotion system, Stone Clear, complements Break Wave because it helps clear the kidney of residual fragments ...

University Hospitals opens a specialized Stone Clinic, revolutionizing kidney stone care by offering rapid, comprehensive ...

Ultrasound examinations turn up a relatively high prevalence of asymptomatic kidney stones, according to researchers. David S. Goldfarb, MD, of the New York Harbor Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center and ...

Over 300 stones were removed from a 20-year-old woman’s kidneys in Taiwan after she was admitted to the hospital with a fever and severe back pain. Doctors discovered Xiao Yu had swollen kidneys with ...

He elucidated that kidney stones don’t always cause pain at the start. “In many young people, stones begin forming silently. The kidneys continuously filter waste, and if urine becomes too ...