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Comparison of the Application Value for Diagnosis of Chronic Kidney Disease between Color Doppler Flow Quantification
Yusen Zhao1, Renzhong Zhang2, Yaoyi Wang1
1Department of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou 075000, Hebei, China.
Objective:
The aim of this study is to compare the application value for diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD) between the color Doppler flow quantification (CDFQ) technique and computed tomography (CT).
Methods:
The clinical data of 88 hospitalized patients treated in the Renal Medicine of our hospital and diagnosed with CKD after pathological examination from June 2020 to June 2021 were selected for the retrospective analysis, and 32 individuals with normal physical examination results in the same period were selected as the control group. All study subjects received CDFQ and 640-slice volume CT examination, and by plotting the ROC curves, the clinical value of different diagnostic modalities was analyzed.
Results:
The 3D renal volumes between the stage 1 group and control group were significantly different (P < 0.05); the 3D renal volumes between the stage 2 group and control group and between the stage 2 group and stage 1 group were significantly different (P < 0.05); in the comparison between the stage 3 group versus control group/stage 2 group, the RI values, 3D renal volumes, and cortical thicknesses were significantly different (P < 0.05); in the comparison between the stage 4 group versus control group/stage 1 group, the RI values, 3D renal volumes, and cortical thicknesses were significantly different, and between the stage 4 group and stage 2 group, the RI values and cortical thicknesses were significantly different (P < 0.05); in the comparison between the stage 5 group versus control group/stage 1 group/stage 2 group/stage 3 group, the RI values, 3D renal volumes, and cortical thicknesses were significantly different, and between the stage 5 group and stage 4 group, the RI values and 3D renal volumes were significantly different (P < 0.05); among various groups, the measurement indicators of 640-slice volume CT scan were significantly different (P < 0.05); and in terms of disease classification, the AUC value, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, sensitivity, and specificity of 640-slice volume CT were higher than those of CDFQ diagnosis.
Conclusion:
640-slice volume CT has a higher efficacy in diagnosing CKD and can provide a reliable basis for the selection of treatment schemes for CKD patients.
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