%0 Journal Article
%T The evaluation of renal parenchyma with strain elastography in glomer¨¹lonephritis patients
%A Mehmet Beyazal
%J -
%D 2019
%X Objective: Elastography is a new ultrasound-based technique able to assess tissue elasticity. The aims of this study were to evaluate the renal parenchyma with elastography in patients with glomer¨¹lonephritis and to determine the association between strain index and patients¡¯ laboratory parameters. Material and Method: Twenty-three patients (13 men, 13 women; mean age 41.67 ¡À 13.4 years) with glomer¨¹lonephritis and 20 sex and age-matched healthy controls were enrolled in this study. Estimated glomer¨¹ler filtration rate (eGFR), serum creatinine, spot urine protein, spot urine creatinine, spot urine protein/creatinine ratio were recorded in patients with glomer¨¹lonephritis. Elastography examinations of renal paranchyma were performed for all participants and the strain ratio values were measured. Results: The right and left strain index values were significantly higher in patients with glomer¨¹lonephritis than in controls (right; 3.89¡À0.82 vs. 3.39¡À0.78 p=0.038, left; 3.94¡À0.69 vs. 3.24¡À0.81 p=0.003, respectively). The strain index scores did not showed any significant correlation with eGFR, serum creatinine, spot urine protein, spot urine creatinine, spot urine protein/creatinine ratio (for all, p£¿ 0.05). On ROC curve analysis based on strain ratio values of the patient and control groups, the cut-off value for the diagnosis of glomer¨¹lonefritis was 3.8, with a sensitivity of 61.5% and a specificity of 85%. Conclusions: Strain index of elastography can be used to differentiate patients with glomer¨¹lonefritis from healthy individuals
%K gerinim indeksi
%K glomer¨¹ler hastal£¿k
%K elastografi
%K ultrasonografi
%U http://dergipark.org.tr/ortadogutipdergisi/issue/45182/393354