Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate renal parenchymal thickness and renal cortical thickness measurements on brightness mode ultrasound (B-mode US) and B-mode US + Superb Microvascular Imaging (SMI) technique, comparing with computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) serving as a reference standard. Renal parenchymal thickness and renal cortical thickness measurements were obtained from B-mode US, B-mode US + SMI, and CT/MRI in a group of healthy subjects and a group of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The mean differences and correlations of renal parenchymal thickness and renal cortical thickness were analyzed using dependent pair t-test and Pearson's correlation, respectively. The mean difference in renal cortical thickness measurements between B-mode US + SMI and CT/MRI was lower than the mean difference between B-mode US alone and CT/MRI. Additionally, renal cortical thickness measured using B-mode US + SMI showed a stronger correlation with values obtained from CT/MRI than values measured using standard B-mode US alone. The measurement of renal cortical thickness by B-mode US + SMI is more accurate than that by B-mode US alone.
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