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S P Slater1, C A Heller, R S Nanra
1Radiology Department, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
Australasian Radiology
|February 1, 1994
Abstract:
Hypo-echoic cortical rims are an unusual ultrasound finding in patients with renal disease. A case report is presented of a patient with lupus nephritis who demonstrated hypo-echoic cortical rims. A brief review of the pathological causes of hypo-echoic cortical rims is given.
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