J Korean Soc Radiol.  2016 Jul;75(1):30-36. 10.3348/jksr.2016.75.1.30.

Comparative Analysis of Maximum Renal Longitudinal Length with Positional Changes on Ultrasound with Multiplanar Reconstructed MR Image in Korean Adults

• Jang YH
• Cho BS
• Lee JY
• Kang MH
• Kang WY
• Lee J
• Kim Y
• Lee SH
• Lee SJ

• KMID: 2327364
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2016.75.1.30

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to determine a suitable position in which the measured length on ultrasound is close to the true renal length obtained through a multiplanar reconstructed MR image.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
A total of 33 individuals (males: 15, females: 18) without any underlying renal disease were included in the present study. Renal length was measured as the longest axis at the level of the renal hilum in three positions-supine, lateral decubitus, and prone, respectively. With a 3.0 T MR scanner, 3D eTHRIVE was acquired. Subsequently, the maximum longitudinal length of both the kidneys was measured through multiplanar reconstructed MR images. Paired t-test was used to compare the renal length obtained from ultrasonographic measurement with the length obtained through multiplanar reconstructed MR images.
RESULTS
Our study demonstrated significant difference between sonographic renal length in three positions and renal length through MRI (p < 0.001). However, the longest longitudinal length of right kidney among the measured three values by ultrasound was statistically similar to the renal length measured by reconstructed MR image. Among them, the lateral decubitus position showed the strongest correlation with true renal length (right: 0.887; left: 0.849).
CONCLUSION
We recommend measurement of the maximum renal longitudinal length in all possible positions on ultrasonography. If not allowed, the best measurement is on the lateral decubitus showing the strongest correlation coefficient with true renal length.

MeSH Terms

Adult*
Female
Humans
Kidney
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Posture
Ultrasonography*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Ultrasonographic measurement of maximum renal length in supine (10.7 cm) (A), lateral decubitus (10.3 cm) (B), and prone position (10.4 cm) (C) right kidney of a 31-year-old man without any underlying renal disease.

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  Fig. 2 Maximum renal length measured by multiplanar reconstructed MR image of a 32-year-old man without any underlying renal disease. Right kidney (11.0 cm) (A) and left kidney (11.5 cm) (close-cut image) (B).

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