Prevalence and clinical association of hyperechoic crystal deposits on ultrasonography in patients with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study from a single center.
Daorina BaoNan LvXiufang DuanXu ZhangJinwei WangSuxia WangYu WangMing-Hui ZhaoPublished in: Journal of nephrology (2023)
Hyperechoic crystal deposition can be detected in kidney medulla by ultrasonography; in CKD patients their presence was associated with hyperuricemia as well as with ischemic nephropathy.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- magnetic resonance imaging
- risk factors
- newly diagnosed
- contrast enhanced
- ejection fraction
- physical activity
- peritoneal dialysis
- magnetic resonance
- prognostic factors
- computed tomography
- patient reported outcomes
- oxidative stress
- metabolic syndrome
- solid state
- cerebral ischemia