Ultrasonic renal length as an indicator of renal fibrosis severity in non-diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease
While an inverse relationship exists between renal length and risk of having moderate-severe renal fibrosis in non-diabetic CKD patients, renal length alone is insufficient for diagnosing fibrosis severity, underscoring the need for additional diagnostic parameters in CKD assessment.
Authors
- Ziman Chen
- Chaoqun Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2908-0566)
- Simon Takadiyi Gunda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0461-5139)
- Xinyang Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1469-0754)
- Jun Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5971-3174)
- Fei Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2578-7159)
- Michael Tin Cheung Ying
Institutions
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Shenzhen Second People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical and Experimental Nephrology
- Published
- 2024-11-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10157-024-02598-0
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Renal and Vascular Pathologies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.26
Funders
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University