Nicoletta Mancianti, Guido Garosi, Ernesto Iadanza, Sergio Antonio Tripodi, Andrea Guarnieri, Massimo Belluardo, Edoardo La Porta, Marta Calatroni, Maria Antonietta Mazzei, Palmino Sacco
BACKGROUND: The standard method for assessing chronic renal damage is renal biopsy, which has limitations due to its invasiveness. Ultrasound elastography is a non-invasive technique that quantifies tissue elasticity and can be used to determine Young's modulus (YM). Although this breakthrough technology has been successfully employed to evaluate liver stiffness and the extent of fibrosis, its application in kidney-related conditions still needs improvement. METHODS: Our study aimed to verify the correlation between renal elastography and the chronic histological score determined via renal biopsy, evaluate the correlation between elastography and response to treatment in the short-term follow-up (6 months), and compare elastography data between renal disease patients (AKD-P) and healthy controls (HP)...
November 29, 2023: Journal of Clinical Medicine