Shear wave elastography in the evaluation of renal parenchymal stiffness in patients with chronic kidney disease

objective: To investigate the use of shear wave elastography (SWE)-derived estimates of Young's modulus (YM) as an indicator to detect abnormal renal tissue diagnosed by estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). methods: The study comprised 106 chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients and 203 c...

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Main Authors: Leong, Sook Sam, Wong, Jeannie Hsiu Ding, Shah, Mohammad Nazri Md, Vijayananthan, Anushya, Jalalonmuhali, Maisarah, Ng, Kwan Hoong
Format: Article
Published: British Institute of Radiology 2018
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