SynthesisJournal of nephrology2024
Investigating the role of ultrasound-based shear wave elastography in kidney transplanted patients: correlation between non-invasive fibrosis detection, kidney dysfunction and biopsy results-a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Kidney Elastography in Adult Nephrology: A Narrative Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Integrating kidney imaging for risk prediction, therapeutic monitoring, and prognostication across the kidney disease spectrum: a review of emerging evidence.Clinical kidney journal · 2026Review
- The application of shear wave elastography in monitoring renal allografts.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Diagnostic accuracy of MRI and US for identifying acute rejection after allogeneic kidney transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2026Article
- Multimodal quantitative ultrasound for non-invasive assessment of renal allograft dysfunction: a prospective diagnostic study.World journal of urology · 2026Article
- Renal Shear Wave Elastography for Differentiating Vasculitic and Non-Vasculitic Acute Kidney Injury.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Shear wave elastography as a reliable tool in the prediction of renal histopathological abnormalities.BMC medical imaging · 2026Article
- Beyond biochemistry: multiparametric ultrasound parameters and their molecular correlates in cardio-renal-metabolic syndrome.Acta biochimica Polonica · 2026Review
- Perfusion-induced renal hardness measured by Shore durometer: a novel, low-cost biomarker of donor kidney quality.Renal failure · 2025Article
- Non-invasive assessment techniques for renal fibrosis: advances and perspectives.Renal failure · 2025Review
- Validation of multiple deep learning models for colorectal tumor differentiation with endoscopic ultrasound images: a dual-center study.Journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2025Article
- Data on renal cortical elasticity using dynamic shear wave elastography among healthy population.Bioinformation · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionInterstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy are leading causes of renal allograft failure. Shear wave elastography could be a promising noninvasive method for providing information on the state of the kidney, with specific regard to fibrosis but currently available data in the literature are controversial. Our study aimed to analyze the correlation between shear wave elastography and various kidney dysfunction measures.
methodsThis review was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42021283152). We systematically searched three major databases (MEDLINE, Embase, and CENTRAL) for articles concerning renal transplant recipients, shear wave elastography, fibrosis, and kidney dysfunction. Meta-analytical calculations for pooled Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficients (r) were interpreted with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Heterogeneity was tested with Cochran's Q test. I
resultsIn total, 16 studies were included in our meta-analysis. Results showed a moderate correlation between kidney stiffness and interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy, graded according to BANFF classification, on biopsy findings for pooled Pearson (r = 0.48; CI: 0.20, 0.69; I
conclusionOur results showed a moderate correlation between kidney stiffness measured by shear wave elastography and biopsy results. While noninvasive assessment of kidney fibrosis after transplantation is an important clinical goal, there is insufficient evidence to support the use of elastography over the performance of a kidney biopsy.
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