Open AccessB-mode gray-scale ultrasound abnormalities in adult patients: A useful tool in diagnosis of kidney diseases
Author(s) -
Kamel El-Reshaid
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of drug delivery and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2250-1177
DOI - 10.22270/jddt.v11i3.4698
Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive uropathy , nephrocalcinosis , kidney , glomerulopathy , pathology , kidney disease , urinary system , radiology , proteinuria
Ultrasound scanning of the urogenital tract has a pivotal role in revealing most etiologies of renal disease. Moreover, it is also of value in assessment of disease prognosis and its progression. In this review article, details of the examination technique, ultrasonic kidney norms and the clinicoradiological correlation regarding acute and chronic kidney disease are presented. Specific characteristics of diseases viz. acute and chronic glomerulopathy, diabetes, amyloidosis, chronic reflux nephropathy, Nephroangiosclerosis, vasculitis, nephrocalcinosis, cystic diseases of the kidney, renal infarction and obstructive uropathy are presented.
Keywords: acute, chronic, diagnosis, diseases, ultrasound, kidney.