Question 2400
{"accessible":false,"alternatives":[{"id":11819,"text":"contralateral kidney is atrophic"},{"id":11820,"text":"hematuria"},{"id":11822,"text":"normal renal function"},{"id":11821,"text":"ureter is not obstructed"}],"archived":false,"correctAlternativeId":11821,"explanation":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Energy Doppler ultrasound\" class=\"internal\" href=\"/articles/power-doppler-1\"\u003eDoppler ultrasound\u003c/a\u003e can represent motion with colors. If color Doppler catches a burst of urine flowing out of the ureter into the bladder, this is called a “\u003ca title=\"Ureteral jet\" class=\"internal\" href=\"/articles/ureteric-jet\"\u003eureteral jet\u003c/a\u003e.” Although not perfect, this usually indicates that the ureter is not obstructed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ureteral jet does not give you information about the contralateral kidney, does not indicate blood flow, and does not provide information about the patient’s renal function.\u003c/p\u003e","id":2400,"imageUrl":null,"imageAttribution":null,"imageAttributionCaseInfo":null,"firstQuestionPath":"/questions/2400","nextQuestionPath":null,"relatedArticles":[{"id":25813,"title":"Kidneys","link":"/articles/kidneys?lang=us"},{"id":30430,"title":"Power Doppler","link":"/articles/power-doppler-1?lang=us"}],"alsoUsedIn":[{"id":1355,"kind":"Course","title":"2022 Virtual Conference Private Use - page 1355","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/2022-virtual-conference-private-use/pages/1355"},{"id":1200,"kind":"Course","title":"2022 Virtual Conference Private Use - page 1200","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/2022-virtual-conference-private-use/pages/1200"},{"id":248,"kind":"LiveSchedule","title":"248","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/admin/live_schedules/248"},{"id":169,"kind":"LiveSchedule","title":"169","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/admin/live_schedules/169"},{"id":1315,"kind":"Course","title":"2022 Virtual Conference Private Use - page 1315","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/2022-virtual-conference-private-use/pages/1315"},{"id":1315,"kind":"Course","title":"X-ray \u0026 Ultrasound Lectures - page 1315","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/xray-lectures/pages/1315"}],"stem":"\u003cp\u003eWhat does a “ureteral jet” indicate?\u003c/p\u003e","menuLinks":[{"text":"Report problem with question","url":"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO3soWYhOjJ7yErSysyCe5V4A1CqW7WK3rDA7MtAkecMGqNw/viewform?entry.1624461248\u0026entry.553583435=https://radiopaedia.org/questions/2400"}],"attemptsPercentages":[{"alternativeId":"11822","percentage":20},{"alternativeId":"11819","percentage":2},{"alternativeId":"11820","percentage":2},{"alternativeId":"11821","percentage":76}],"promptToLogin":false,"questionManager":false,"articleId":"ureteric-jet"}