Mri estimates size of normal kidneys more accurately than standard methods


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Access through your institution Buy or subscribe Cheong B _ et al_. (2007) Normal values for renal length and volume as measured by magnetic resonance imaging. _Clin J Am Soc Nephrol_ 2:


38–45 Estimates of kidney length and volume are surrogates for renal functional reserve. These estimates have typically been generated using two-dimensional ultrasonography and an ellipsoid


formula that assumes a certain kidney shape. On the basis of a retrospective analysis, Cheong _ et al_. have concluded that the ellipsoid equation underestimates kidney length and volume,


and that three-dimensional MRI techniques more accurately determine these renal parameters. This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution ACCESS OPTIONS Access


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accurately than standard methods. _Nat Rev Nephrol_ 3, 180 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0414 Download citation * Issue Date: April 2007 * DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0414


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