Our in-house diagnostic equipment is what makes same-visit answers possible. Here is everything we use to evaluate and treat you on site.
SU Urology runs a complete urology work-up in-house: ESWL for stones, GE Versana Premier ultrasound, flexible cystoscopy, digital X-ray, pelvic magnetic stimulation, uroflowmetry, microscopic urinalysis and a post-void residual scanner. Most patients are diagnosed without any outside referral.
The hardest part of urology is often not treatment but diagnosis: night-time urination, blood in the urine, pelvic pain and urgency can each have several different causes that need different treatment. Having the right instruments on site means SU Urology can separate those causes during your visit instead of sending you elsewhere for imaging and asking you to come back. For foreign patients, that is the difference between one informative appointment and a week of referrals. It also means the same doctor who examines you sees your scans and test results directly, so findings are interpreted in the context of your symptoms rather than read in isolation by someone who never met you.
Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripter
Breaks up kidney and ureteral stones with focused energy from outside the body — no incision, no general anesthesia.
High-resolution diagnostic imaging
Prostate, bladder, kidney and scrotal ultrasound performed and read in-clinic during your visit.
Flexible bladder endoscope
Direct inspection of the urethra and bladder lining — the key test to evaluate hematuria and bladder symptoms.
Fast digital radiography
Rapid, precise imaging to detect stones and assess the urinary tract.
Pelvic magnetic stimulation (PMS)
Non-invasive treatment for chronic prostatitis, female incontinence and pelvic-floor strengthening — clothed, no needles.
Urine flow measurement
Graphs the strength and pattern of your urine stream as an objective measure of obstruction.
In-clinic urine microscopy
Same-visit examination for blood, infection and crystals — central to most urology work-ups.
Bladder residual measurement
Non-invasively measures urine left after voiding to assess how well the bladder empties.
In practice, a patient with flank pain can have an ultrasound and X-ray, receive a stone diagnosis, and begin ESWL the same day. A man with urinary symptoms can have PSA, a prostate ultrasound, uroflowmetry and a residual scan in one sitting. A woman with urgency can be tested for infection and, if it is clear, assessed for overactive bladder and offered magnetic stimulation therapy on the spot. The equipment is the reason "same-visit diagnosis" is realistic rather than a promise.
Most of these tests are non-invasive and quick. Ultrasound, uroflowmetry and the post-void residual scan involve no needles and no radiation; digital X-ray uses a low, modern dose; and cystoscopy is performed with local anesthetic gel for comfort. ESWL treats stones without any incision or general anesthesia. Each instrument is operated and interpreted by Dr. Kim himself, a certified member of the Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine, so you are not handed off to a separate facility for imaging. If a test does cause any discomfort, we explain what to expect beforehand and keep it as brief and gentle as possible.