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Steven C. Campbell, M.D., Ph.D.;Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Venkata Sivakrishna Kumar Pulivarthi M.B.B.S [1]
Overview
Ultrasound(US) offers an accurate, noninvasive approach to rule out obstructive uropathy, determine renal size and cortical thickness, and look for masses or cysts. The availability of color duplex to assess renal vascular flow and resistance provides additional information regarding renal parenchyma.
Ultrasound
Advantages
- Ultrasound of the abdomen and pelvis is safe.[1][2]
- It is good at detecting
- Detecting renal parenchymal lesions (e.g. renal cell carcinoma)
- For characterizing renal cysts Showing renal calculi
- For determining ureteric obstruction (Hydronephrosis)
Disadvantages:
- US is poor at detecting small lesions within the collecting system (e.g. urothelial cell carcinoma (UCC) of the renal pelvis)
References
- ↑ "www.surgeryjournal.co.uk".
- ↑ Davis R, Jones JS, Barocas DA, Castle EP, Lang EK, Leveillee RJ et al. (2012) Diagnosis, evaluation and follow-up of asymptomatic microhematuria (AMH) in adults: AUA guideline. J Urol 188 (6 Suppl):2473-81. DOI:10.1016/j.juro.2012.09.078 PMID: 23098784