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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Ultrasound== | ==Ultrasound== | ||
Kidney ultrasound is usually done during diagnostic biopsy. Due to its rapid progression, renal biopsy usually shows normal-sized kidneys. Although the test is not diagnostic, its non-invastive nature and the necessity to rule out other etiologies of renal impairment are both in favor of performing a renal ultrasound. | * Kidney ultrasound is usually done during diagnostic biopsy. Due to its rapid progression, renal biopsy usually shows normal-sized kidneys. Although the test is not diagnostic, its non-invastive nature and the necessity to rule out other etiologies of renal impairment are both in favor of performing a renal ultrasound. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Ultrasound
- Kidney ultrasound is usually done during diagnostic biopsy. Due to its rapid progression, renal biopsy usually shows normal-sized kidneys. Although the test is not diagnostic, its non-invastive nature and the necessity to rule out other etiologies of renal impairment are both in favor of performing a renal ultrasound.