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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Overview

USG

  • Advantages of ultrasonography:
    • Highly sensitive [1] [2]
    • Can also detect presence of cysts in liver and pancreas
    • Least expensive
    • No radiation or contrast exposure
    • Widely available
  • Disadvantage:
    • Cannot detect cysts less than 1 cm in diameter
  • On a USG, the kidneys are massively enlarged and diffusely echogenic bilaterally.
  • Corticomedullary differentiation is absent.
  • High-resolution USG (linear-array transducer, 7.5 mHz or greater) allows visualization of numerous cylindrical cysts in the medulla and cortex, which represent ectatic collecting ducts.

References

  1. Bonazzi M, Volta A, Gnudi G; et al. (2009). "Comparison between ultrasound and genetic testing for the early diagnosis of polycystic kidney disease in Persian and Exotic Shorthair cats". Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. 11 (6): 430–4. doi:10.1016/j.jfms.2008.10.003. PMID 19046910. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. Pei Y (2006). "Diagnostic approach in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease". Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 1 (5): 1108–14. doi:10.2215/CJN.02190606. PMID 17699332. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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