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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, 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.
Journal cover image

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