Renal Ultrasound Normal Vs Abnormal Kidney Ultrasound. Ultrasonographic size is usually subjective. Ultrasonography of the kidneys is essential in the diagnosis and management of kidney related diseases.
Also the result of abnormal or interrupted ascent during embryology. There are descriptions of the echogenicity of the normal parenchyma cortex and medulla and changes that may occur in pathologic processes 1 2 however in our experience we have found that there is a variety of physiologic and pathologic processes. Renal length is often quoted as being 10 12 cm but a much wider range is normally visualized in patients with normal renal function and any specific measurement should be related to the patient s age and build including height and weight.
No mass lesion identified.
The kidneys are easily examined and most pathological changes in the kidneys are distinguishable with ultrasound. The kidney will lie obliquely in the ipsilateral iliac fossa. Renal ultrasonography renal us is the examination of one or both kidneys using medical ultrasound. Normal sonographic appearance of the kidneys.