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Your urinary tract was examined with a special microscope.

The urinary passages include the ureters, bladder and urethra. Urine flows from both kidneys into the bladder via the ureters. The urethra channels the urine outward from the bladder.

A tube was inserted into your body in order to examine your urinary tract. A special microscope was inserted via this tube.

A microscope can be used to make visible and examine very small things, such as cells. In your case, a special microscope that works with laser light was used. The light is sent into the tissue that is to be examined. The tissue layers reflect the light in different ways. The reflected light is measured. A computer derives an image from the values measured.

This special microscope can be used to detect each individual cell of a tissue very precisely. This makes it possible for the cells of your urinary tract to be examined for abnormal changes. It is usually not necessary to take tissue samples for this examination.