Jun 30, 2023 · Kidney ultrasound is commonly used in the evaluation and diagnosis of various renal disorders: abdominal pain or flank pain. hematuria. urinary tract infection. renal stone. renal injury/failure. evaluation of congenital anomalies. detection and follow-up of cysts and tumors. post-operative evaluation, e.g. kidney transplant, partial ...

Jul 22, 2024 · Chronic kidney disease (CKD), also known as chronic renal failure, describes abnormal kidney structure or function, typically represented by a progressive loss of glomerular function. It is present when the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is less than 60 mL/min/1.73 m 2 for three consecutive months or greater than or equal to this value in ...

Jul 28, 2023 · Increased renal echogenicity is a non-specific finding but can represent a number of underlying conditions. These include: normal variation. renal amyloidosis. chronic kidney disease: increased cortical echogenicity. sickle cell disease 4. HIV nephropathy. See also. echogenic renal pyramids - pediatric. renal sinus lipomatosis. renal ...

Jul 31, 2024 · Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is one of the most common serious hereditary diseases, found in 1:400 to 1:1000 individuals, and is by far the most common inherited cause of end-stage renal failure (ESRF) 6. It accounts for 4 …

May 29, 2024 · Unlike ADPKD, localized cystic renal disease is unilateral, and other organs do not have cystic involvement. In contrast to cystic nephroma, no capsule is seen around the cysts. Ultrasound. Ultrasound shows multiple small simple cysts in a segmental or unilateral distribution with normal renal parenchyma in non-affected segments and intervening ...

Feb 24, 2021 · The renal arterial resistive index (RI) is a sonographic index of intrarenal arteries defined as (peak systolic velocity - end-diastolic velocity) / peak systolic velocity. The normal range is 0.50-0.70. Elevated values are associated with poorer prognosis in various renal disorders and renal transplant.

Aug 20, 2024 · Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is one of many pediatric cystic renal diseases. On imaging, it usually presents on ultrasound with enlarged echogenic kidneys with multiple small cysts.

Jan 13, 2025 · Contrast-enhanced ultrasound may be useful to show vascularity of septa or nodular protuberances in a renal cyst and can help differentiate a benign cyst from an indeterminate cyst or a malignant-appearing cyst 7.

Aug 22, 2024 · Ultrasound. Lobulated renal contour with multiple internal cysts of varying sizes and shapes: the renal parenchyma is usually fibrous and echogenic with absent or small hilar vessels. The cysts typically cluster and are non-communicating. Real time imaging is extremely useful to exclude any communication with the ureter and between each other. MRI

Feb 17, 2022 · Renal arteriovenous fistulae may mimic renal AVMs on imaging. Renal AVFs should be suspected when a history of image guided percutaneous renal biopsy is present. Ultrasound. Renal AVFs are usually imperceptible in B-mode.