Relationship between ultrasonographically determined renal dimensions and International Renal Interest Society stages in cats with chronic kidney disease.

Gong-Yi YanKuan-Yo ChenHsien-Chi WangTzu-Yi MaKuan-Sheng Chen

Published in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2020)

Decreased renal cortical thickness is observed in cats with loss of renal function. Measurement of cortical thickness using ultrasonography could be a useful method to evaluate the progression of CKD in cats.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
optical coherence tomography
computed tomography
contrast enhanced