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Application Value of Conventional Ultrasound Combined with Shear Wave Elastography in Diagnosing Renal Fibrosis in
Background:
Diabetic nephropathy is a common acute complication of diabetes mellitus and is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) worldwide. Renal fibrosis is a major pathological change in diabetic nephropathy.
Objective:
To explore the diagnostic value of shear wave elastography (SWE) for renal fibrosis in patients with advanced diabetic nephropathy.
Design:
This was a retrospective study.
Setting:
This study was conducted in Heilongjiang Provincial Hospital.
Participants:
Sixty patients with diabetic nephropathy renal fibrosis who accepted therapy in our hospital from January 2021 to December 2022 (observation group, OG) and 60 healthy physical examination patients (control group, CG) in the same period were selected for the study.
Interventions:
All subjects were examined by conventional ultrasound and SWE.
Primary Outcome Measures:
(1) conventional ultrasonic parameters and SWE parameters and (2) clinical biochemical indicators.
Results:
Compared to CG, SCr and BUN in OG were higher, while eGFR in OG was lower (P < .05). Compared to CG, the cortical thickness of OG was less, and the cortical hardness of OG was more (P < .05). Compared to CKD4 patients, eGFR in CKD3 patients was higher, while SCr and BUN in CKD3 patients were lower (P < .05). Compared to CKD4 patients, the cortical thickness in CKD3 patients was higher, and cortical hardness in CKD3 patients was lower (P < .05).
Conclusion:
The cortical thickness and cortical hardness parameters in SWE imaging of patients with advanced diabetic nephropathy renal fibrosis are different from those of healthy people. The parameters are also significantly different in patients with different CKD stages and are significantly correlated with SCr, BUN, and eGFR, which can be used for the diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy renal fibrosis.
