Table 2: Mean difference in signal intensity of either renal
parenchyma/cortex of main renal artery compared to PH (db ± SD) using CE-US or B-US across all four studies.
Author
& Year |
B-US
mean difference in signal intensity of renal parenchyma/cortex (dB ± SD) |
CE-US
mean difference in signal intensity of renal parenchyma/cortex (dB ± SD) |
CE-US
mean difference in signal intensity of main renal artery (dB ± SD) |
Grzelak
et al., 2013 [7] |
5.7
(±3.2) |
31.4
(±4.4) |
- |
Fischer
et al., 2005 [8] |
- |
9.2
(±3.8) |
15.3
(±6.3) |
Fischer
et al., 2006 [9] |
- |
9.5
(±3.6) |
15.9
(±6) |
Grzelak
et al., 2012 [6] |
5.0
(±3.2) |
31
(±4.4) |
- |