Kidney Ultrasound Probe Positioning | Transducer Placement & Scanning | Abdominal USG | Sonography Right Kidney: Roll the patient 45 degrees onto the left side. Place the probe in oblique orientation, intercostally in the right upper quadrant. Ask the patient to take a deep breath and hold it. If there is difficulty in locating the kidney, angle the probe through a lower rib space. You can also try a more posterolateral approach if there are too many rib shadows. Rotate the probe 90 degrees anti