Renal Sonographic Changes in Heterogeneity Index and Echogenicity in Children with Hypertension: A Novel Assessment

The kidneys are thought to contribute to the pathogenesis of primary hypertension, but hypertension is also known to cause target organ damage in the kidney. Non-invasive methods to capture possible changes in the kidney related to hypertension are limited. A new program that has been used to quantify the heterogeneity and percent echogenicity in renal ultrasound (RUS) images was implemented to assess patients with hypertension.
Source: Journal of the American Society of Hypertension - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Research Article Source Type: research