Kidney stones explorer

A 3D picture to support a conversation with the clinical team. It does not diagnose or recommend treatment.

Guide

For the clinical team

Set up from the CT KUB report

Start with normal anatomy. Use the CT KUB (or other scan) report to show which side the stone is on, where it is, how big it is and whether the kidney is swollen, then show the treatment your team has discussed. Initial stone settings are examples: replace them with the report details.

Stones

Stones on the model

Changing a stone setting below also adds it.

Side

The patient’s right or left.

Where the stone is

Stone size mm

The longest diameter, as written in the report.

Number of stones

Further stones are drawn smaller, as examples.

Kidney swelling from a blockage (hydronephrosis)As written in the report. The model draws the swelling; it does not measure it.

Side, place, size, number and swelling come from the report. The kidneys’ drainage system, the course of the ureter and the stone’s shape are schematic. Stone type and density are not shown.

Views and layers

Use Whole body, Kidneys and bladder and Close-up to move closer in the same scene. The bowel lies in front of the kidneys, so it is shown only from a distance. Show / hide controls the body outline, blood vessels, bowel, spine and ribs, a cut through the kidneys, measurements and labels.

KidneysRenal pelvis and uretersStoneTreatment shownStentBladder

Drag to turn · scroll or pinch to zoom

Diagram from the front

A schematic diagram of the kidneys, ureters and bladder seen from the front: the patient’s right is on your left. Small stones are drawn a little larger so they can be seen. This is not the patient’s scan.

In plain words

Key measurements

Stone values come from the report. The kidneys, ureters and bladder are an average adult’s; the stone’s shape is simplified.

Treatment options

Show the treatment your team has discussed

Choose a picture of the planned treatment. The model does not select a treatment.

Show

Medicines to stop new stones forming, and open or keyhole surgery, are not shown. Your team can explain them.

Share with the patient

Make a picture sheet to send

Set up each view you want, then press Snapshot above the model. You can add up to 4. If you add none, the current view is used.

Prepared for (optional)

Urology nurse or contact (optional)

Note for the patient (optional)

Include the plain-words summary Include key measurements Include the operation shown Add a page about the body part, life after treatment, support and the words used Add a page explaining the labels in plain English Add a QR code that reopens this picture (holds the model settings only, never the name or notes)

Names and notes typed here never leave this device and are forgotten when you close the page. Check the sheet before sending, and use your organisation's approved secure route.

For the patient and family

Help and support

Words used in clinic and trusted information from the NHS and urology organisations.

Open help and support

This is a simplified teaching model of kidney and ureteric stones. It does not interpret scans, diagnose, judge whether a stone will pass or recommend a treatment. Stone type, density and complex shapes, such as staghorn stones, are not shown. Important information · Nothing is saved.