Quantitative Renal Echogenicity as a Tool for Diagnosis of Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Glomerulopathies and no Liver Disease

Quantitative Renal Echogenicity as a Tool for Diagnosis of Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Glomerulopathies and no Liver Disease

Background/Aims: Glomerulopathy patients are prone to developing transitory reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR), which can be difficult to differentiate from irreversible chronic kidney disease (CKD). Renal ultrasound can be useful, but differently from renal length, quantitative renal echogeni...

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Main Authors: Alexandre B. Libório, Fernanda Macedo de Oliveira Neves, Candice Bezerra Torres de Melo, Tacyano Tavares Leite, Renata de Almeida Leitão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2017-10-01
Series:Kidney & Blood Pressure Research
Subjects:
Chronic renal failure
Glomerular disease
Ultrasound
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/484105

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