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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Using Renal Elastography to Predict the Therapeutic Response of Nephrological Patients.

Nicoletta Mancianti, Guido Garosi, Ernesto Iadanza, Sergio Antonio Tripodi, Andrea Guarnieri, Massimo Belluardo, Edoardo La Porta, Marta Calatroni, Maria Antonietta Mazzei, Palmino Sacco

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Nicoletta ManciantiDepartment of Medical Science, Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, University Hospital of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.
Guido GarosiDepartment of Medical Science, Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, University Hospital of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.
Ernesto IadanzaDepartment of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7291-4990
Sergio Antonio TripodiDepartment of Oncology, Pathology Unit, University Hospital of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2019-4730
Andrea GuarnieriDepartment of Medical Science, Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, University Hospital of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.
Massimo BelluardoDepartment of Medical Science, Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, University Hospital of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.
Edoardo La PortaUO Nephrology Dialysis and Transplant, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, 16147 Genoa, Italy.
Marta CalatroniNephrology and Dialysis Division, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, 20089 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4204-758X
Maria Antonietta MazzeiDepartment of Medical, Surgical and Neurosciences and of Radiological Sciences, Unit of Diagnostic Imaging, University Hospital of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6778-6894
Palmino SaccoDepartment of Medical, Surgical and Neurosciences and of Radiological Sciences, Unit of Diagnostic Imaging, University Hospital of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.
University of Siena · ITIRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital · ITIstituto Giannina Gaslini · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe standard method for assessing chronic renal damage is renal biopsy, which has limitations due to its invasiveness. Ultrasound elastography is a non-invasive technique that quantifies tissue elasticity and can be used to determine Young's modulus (YM). Although this breakthrough technology has been successfully employed to evaluate liver stiffness and the extent of fibrosis, its application in kidney-related conditions still needs improvement.

methodsOur study aimed to verify the correlation between renal elastography and the chronic histological score determined via renal biopsy, evaluate the correlation between elastography and response to treatment in the short-term follow-up (6 months), and compare elastography data between renal disease patients (AKD-P) and healthy controls (HP).

resultsThe analyzed population consisted of 82 patients (41 HP and 41 AKD-P). The AKD-P were divided into responders (R) or non-responders (NR) based on the criteria established by the guidelines. No association was found between renal stiffness and chronic histological score. Elastography data revealed median YM values of 6.15 kPa for AKD-P and 12.2 kPa for HP, with a statistically significant difference. The median YM values of the R and NR groups were 7.4 KPa and 5.6 KPa, respectively (

conclusionsPatient responsiveness was associated with YM, with lower values observed in the NR group. We also found that the healthy controls exhibited significantly higher YM values than the renal disease population.

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acute kidney diseaseacute kidney injurychronic renal histological damageglomerulonephritiskidney biopsyrenal elastographyrenal prognosisSethi scoreshear wave elastography

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PMID38068437
PMCPMC10707631
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