ILOs:

• Describe the various methods available to image the kidneys and bladder, and understand the risks associated with some of these methods
• Understand how kidney stones/crystals form, and the different types that exist
• Understand the role of serum/urine biochemistry and imaging in diagnosing  kidney stones
• Discuss the common treatments for kidney stones

Part 1: Imaging the kidneys

• What are the different types of imaging?
• What is a plain x-ray and when is it used?
• Identify the stone in the following picture
• What is an ultrasound and when is it used?
• What can you notice in the following US?
• What can you notice in the following US?
• What does a polycystic (containing fluid) kidney look like?
• Some more examples here for US but same gist
• What is a CT and when is it used?
• What is the difference between contrast and non contrast CT?

He goes off topic here you don't need to know any of this... He even deleted it from the slides because it is irrelevant...

• What abnormalities can you notice in the following CTs?
• What is an MRI and how is it different to a CT?