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Bladder Opacity

Bladder opacification is the term used to define opacity on the cross-sectional area on Computed Tomography of the bladder. It is mainly done in the excretory phase.

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My husband underwent a kidney scan. What is bladder opacity?

Query: Hi doctor,What is an opacity on the bladder? My husband had kidney stones, recurrent urine infections and minimal blood in urine. He had antibiotics and it got cured. He had a scan and was told that opacity on the bladder. When we consulted a doctor, she said that the report is very vague. Another d...  Read Full »


Dr. Raman Tanwar

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand the apprehension. Ideally, one cannot comment on opacity while doing an ultrasound scan. The opacity is actually a labelled hyperechoic in the true sense. Any hyperechoic shadow on the ultrasound scan may depict the presence of calcium, foreign body or ...  Read Full »

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