Nazma1, Palakurthy Hariprasad2
BACKGROUND
Ultrasound imaging is a lightweight, effective, non-invasive, and radiation-free
imaging tool. It helps to diagnose and treat many renal disorders, as it is known
that renal size is closely related to its function. Study was carried out among
individuals who do not have renal disease to investigate the normal parameters of
the renal size and cortical thickness by ultrasound and determine the normal
curves for these parameters that can be compared with those of patients with
renal disease.
METHODS
This was a prospective observational study carried out in the departments of
nephrology and radiology. A total of 500 balanced normotensive, male and female
volunteers, between the ages of 18 and 80 years, were enrolled in the study.
RESULTS
Body mass index, left length, left breadth, right cortical thickness, left cortical
thickness and body surface area is statistically significant with respect to gender.
There is a difference between the right length, breadth, and left breadth that is
not statistically significant with respect to gender. Body mass index is negatively
correlated with the right breadth and left cortical thickness. The right length is
positively correlated with body mass index, left length, left breadth, and right
cortical thickness. Further, it is negatively correlated with the right breadth, left
breadth, and left cortical thickness. Right breadth is positively and significantly
correlated with body mass index, left length, left breadth, and right cortical
thickness. Further, it is correlates negatively with the right length and left cortical
thickness.
CONCLUSIONS
Our study concludes that when the height and weight of the subject were
correlated with renal volume and length in both sexes, there was an important
positive relationship. This association between renal volume and the height and
weight of the subject was relatively stronger.
