Sonographic Anatomy and Normal Measurements of the Human Kidneys: A Comprehensive Review
Madhvi Yadav, Saubhagya Srivastava, Manjiri Dighe, Kathleen Möller, Christian Jenssen, Christoph Frank Dietrich · 2025
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Description
Ultrasound is the first tool doctors reach for when checking the kidneys, since it is safe and involves no radiation. Yadav and co-authors review what healthy kidneys look like on these scans and what their normal measurements are.
Drawing on sources from the 1950s to 2025, the review sets out reference ranges for kidney size, cortical thickness, brightness, and blood-flow measures. It shows how these values shift with age, sex, body build, and ethnicity, and notes common anatomical variants. The authors then tie the numbers to real cases, such as chronic kidney disease, narrowed kidney arteries, blockages, and transplants. Used with lab results, the measures help clinicians spot disease early and follow its course.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Madhvi Yadav, Saubhagya Srivastava, Manjiri Dighe, Kathleen Möller, Christian Jenssen, Christoph Frank Dietrich |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |