Application of shear wave elastography in the assessment of renal cortical elasticity in patients with hypertension

SWE may serve as a valuable non-invasive screening tool for early detection of hypertension-related renal changes before conventional parameters show abnormalities. The positive correlation between cortical stiffness and hypertension duration suggests SWE could assist clinicians in risk stratification and monitoring progression of subclinical renal damage, potentially enabling earlier therapeutic interventions to prevent progression to chronic kidney disease.