Ultrasonic evaluation of renal cortex arterial area enables differentiation between hypertensive and glomerulonephritis-related chronic kidney disease.

Arkadiusz LubasGrzegorz KadeRobert RyczekPiotr BanasiakPrzemysław DyrlaKatarzyna SzamotulskaDaniel SchneditzStanisław Niemczyk

Published in: International urology and nephrology (2017)

Evidence of diminished arterial vascularity or perfusion of renal proximal cortex, both derived from US Doppler, could be helpful in differentiating hypertensive nephropathy from glomerulonephritis-related CKD.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
blood pressure
end stage renal disease
functional connectivity
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
peritoneal dialysis