Background Currently used pediatric kidney length normative values are based on small
single-center studies, do not include kidney function assessment, and focus mostly on …

OBJECTIVE: To determine a simple, age based formula for predicting ideal renal length in
children. Renal size is a valuable marker in the evaluation of children with urological …

Purpose: We built a multivariate renal length nomogram based on ultrasound
measurements in pediatric patients with normal renal anatomy. Materials and Methods …

Kidney size is an important parameter in the evaluation of children with renal disease.
However, reference materials for kidney size in healthy children have been limited beyond …

The omission of standards for renal length in infants younger than 1 year may result in a
statistically significant increase in the frequency of “spurious” nephromegaly. Nonetheless …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Ultrasonography provides a quick assessment of visceral
organ dimensions without any risk of radiation. Since many diseases can affect the kidney …

The most anomaly of kidney development and urinary tract diseases have an effect on the
size of the kidneys. Kidney size (renal length and parenchymal thickness) is readily …

In a recent article in Pediatric Nephrology, Pierluigi Marzuillo et al. from Universita degli
Studi della Campania Luigi, Vanvitelli, Italy, describe their work on how to assess kidney …

Background Reference charts depicting normal growth are important for the sonographic
assessment of the pediatric kidney. Limited charts are available for clinical use in an …

Background Pediatric nephrologists use kidney length and kidney volume z-scores to
longitudinally assess normal nephron endowment. However, most radiologists only report …