The influence of glomerular filtration rate on kidney stiffness values assessed by Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) elastography
S Bota, F Bob, I Sporea, R Sirli, A Popescu, M Danila, R Timar, F Gadalean, L Petrica, A Schiller · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2013 · Heft 10
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Purpose: To establish the influence of glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) on KS values assessed by ARFI elastography. Methods: Our study included 88 subjects: 50 “normal” subjects (56.8%) (hospitalized patients for various diseases with normal renal ultrasonography, normal serum creatinine and blood nitrogen urea, without proteinuria or hematuria) and 38 (43.2%) patients with various kidney diseases. The mean age of subjects was 57.1 ± 13.6 years, 37.5% being women and 62.5% men. Five valid ARFI measurements were performed in the parenchyma of the each kidney with the subjects in left or right lateral decubitus,…