The Resistive Index Is a Marker of Renal Function, Pathology, Prognosis, and Responsiveness to Steroid Therapy in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

To evaluate the significance of the renal resistive index (RI) as a noninvasive marker of renal histological damage and a prognostic indicator, we examined RI by Doppler ultrasonography in 202 chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients who underwent renal biopsy. RI increased as the CKD stage progressed...

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Autores principales: Hanamura, Kikuno, Tojo, Akihiro, Kinugasa, Satoshi, Asaba, Kensuke, Fujita, Toshiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Materias:
Clinical Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3533455/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23304501
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/139565

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3533455/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23304501
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/139565

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