Sonographic measurement of renal length in children: does the position of the patient matter?
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Carrico, CW; Zerin, JM
Published in: Pediatr Radiol
1996
PURPOSE: This prospective study was designed to determine the effect of patient positioning on sonographic measurements of renal length in children. Materials and methods. Two dedicated pediatric ultrasonographers (observers A and B) measured the sonographic lengths of 48 kidneys in 25 children (two had unilateral renal agenesis). Each observer obtained the two "longest possible" measurements for each kidney with the patient in three positions: supine, contralateral decubitus, and prone. Patients with myelomeningocele, hydronephrosis, and renal cysts were excluded. RESULTS: Both examiners obtained significantly higher values for renal lengths with the children lying supine (observer A P
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Pediatr Radiol
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ISSN
0301-0449
Publication Date
1996
Volume
26
Issue
8
Start / End Page
553 / 555
Location
Germany
Related Subject Headings
- Ultrasonography
- Reference Values
- Prospective Studies
- Posture
- Observer Variation
- Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
- Male
- Kidney
- Infant
- Humans
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Carrico, C. W., & Zerin, J. M. (1996). Sonographic measurement of renal length in children: does the position of the patient matter? Pediatr Radiol, 26(8), 553–555. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01372240
Carrico, C. W., and J. M. Zerin. “Sonographic measurement of renal length in children: does the position of the patient matter?” Pediatr Radiol 26, no. 8 (1996): 553–55. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01372240.
Carrico CW, Zerin JM. Sonographic measurement of renal length in children: does the position of the patient matter? Pediatr Radiol. 1996;26(8):553–5.
Carrico, C. W., and J. M. Zerin. “Sonographic measurement of renal length in children: does the position of the patient matter?” Pediatr Radiol, vol. 26, no. 8, 1996, pp. 553–55. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/BF01372240.
Carrico CW, Zerin JM. Sonographic measurement of renal length in children: does the position of the patient matter? Pediatr Radiol. 1996;26(8):553–555.
Published In
Pediatr Radiol
DOI
ISSN
0301-0449
Publication Date
1996
Volume
26
Issue
8
Start / End Page
553 / 555
Location
Germany
Related Subject Headings
- Ultrasonography
- Reference Values
- Prospective Studies
- Posture
- Observer Variation
- Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
- Male
- Kidney
- Infant
- Humans