高木 等¹, 鹿野 昌彦², 傍島 裕司², 木村 得次¹, 坂野 信也¹, 金森 勇雄¹

Hitoshi TAKAGI¹, Masahiko SHIKANO², Hiroshi SOBAJIMA², Tokuji KIMURA¹, Shinya BANNO¹, Isao KANAMORI¹

¹大垣市民病院放射線技術部, ²大垣市民病院内科

¹Department of Radiology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Ogaki Municipal Hospital

キーワード : Ultrasonography, Chronic gromerulonephritis, Renal function, Creatinin clearance, Central echo complex

In order to evaluate the relationship between the ultrasonic image of a kidney and the renal function, we tried quantifying the ultrasonic finding by the following method. The whole kidney are (W) and its central echo complex area (C) on the longitudinal ultrasonic image were measured, and the C/W ratio was calculated in 111 cases. The increased C/W ratio tended to reflect the disturbance of the renal function. It was significantly correlated with serum creatinine and Ccr. In conclusion, the increased C/W ratio probably suggests the disturbance of the renal function and the increased pathological change.