Correlation of Point Shear Wave Velocity and Kidney Function in Chronic Kidney Disease

Abstract

When using EPQ, the kidney shear wave velocity is decreased in patients with CKD, an observation similar to that obtained by using the VTQ method.

Technical Performance of Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging for Measuring Renal Parenchymal Stiffness: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

“…Seventeen studies were performed in native kidneys 1,3–6,11,16–18,21,23–25,27,28,30,32 . The proportion of technical failure was acquired in seven studies 1,3,6,11,17,23,27 and the pooled proportion of technical failure was 4.3% (95% confidence interval [CI], 2.2–8.5%) by random‐effects model. Significant heterogeneity was noted in Cochrane's Q test ( P < .001) and Higgins I 2 (85%) (Figure 2).…”

“…The demographic and technical characteristics of the 24 studies (2993 patients) 1,[3][4][5][6][7]11,[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] are presented in Tables 1-3, respectively. Study populations ranged from healthy subjects to patients with chronic kidney disease, renal allografts, diabetic kidney disease, vesicoureteral reflux, and ureteropelvic junction obstruction.…”

“…Seventeen studies were performed in native kidneys. 1,[3][4][5][6]11,[16][17][18]21,[23][24][25]27,28,30,32 The proportion of technical failure was acquired in seven studies 1,3,6,11,17,23,27 and the pooled proportion of a For laterality of kidney, studies having measured kidney stiffness in either right or left affected kidneys according to the conditions (ureteropelvic junction obstruction 25 and vesicoureteral reflux 18,21 ) and transplanted kidney 7,19,20,22,26,29,31 were excluded in subgroup analyses.…”

“…There are many reports that shear-wave elastography (SWE) techniques can measure kidney stiffness (KS) and provide useful information to assess renal diseases and renal allograft function. [3][4][5][6][7][8] The kidney is a structurally complex organ consisting of cortex, medulla, and sinus fat, which results in characteristic high tissue anisotropy. 9 Previous studies have reported various properties of kidneys that influence elasticity values, such as renal perfusion, urinary pressure, and compression by transducer.…”

“…There are many reports that shear‐wave elastography (SWE) techniques can measure kidney stiffness (KS) and provide useful information to assess renal diseases and renal allograft function 3–8 . The kidney is a structurally complex organ consisting of cortex, medulla, and sinus fat, which results in characteristic high tissue anisotropy 9 .…”