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A-mode sonogram of a renal calculus. The initial spike labeled (A) represents the surface of the kidney; the middle spike (B) represents a reflection from the calculus; finally the small last spike labeled (C) represents the posterior margin of the kidney. Reproduced with permission from the Journal of Urology (see Schlegel et al.).
