Open AccessA Pilot Study of Prediction of Creatinine Clearance by Ellipsoid Volumetry of Kidney Using Noncontrast Computed Tomography
Author(s) -
Mitsuhiro Matsuo,
Fuminori Yamagishi,
Akiko Higuchi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jma journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2433-3298
pISSN - 2433-328X
DOI - 10.31662/jmaj.2018-0021
Subject(s) - renal function , medicine , kidney , kidney disease , creatinine , urology , confidence interval , population , environmental health
Aging is associated with a decline in kidney volume and function. The purpose of this study is to investigate a direct relationship between kidney volume and function in the elderly population and to challenge whether kidney function could be predictable by using the kidney volume.