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The pattern of renal artery Doppler indices in patients with sickle cell disease

Vivek Patre

Vivek Patre

Radiodiagnosis, Pt. J. N. M. Medical College and Associated Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Memorial HospitalRaipur (Chhattisgarh), India
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Nobal Chandrakar

Nobal Chandrakar

Radiodiagnosis, Pt. J. N. M. Medical College and Associated Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Memorial HospitalRaipur (Chhattisgarh), India
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Nov 08, 2024
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Article Category: Research paper
Published Online: Nov 08, 2024
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Received: Aug 16, 2023
Accepted: Dec 27, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2024.0017
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Fig. 1.

Renal Doppler ultrasonography demonstrates high-impedance flow in the right main renal artery of a 26-year-old female patient, as indicated by high PI and RI values (1.40 and 0.78, respectively)
Renal Doppler ultrasonography demonstrates high-impedance flow in the right main renal artery of a 26-year-old female patient, as indicated by high PI and RI values (1.40 and 0.78, respectively)

Fig. 2.

Renal Doppler ultrasonography demonstrates high-impedance flow in the left segmental artery of a 15-year-old male patient, as indicated by high PI and RI values (1.48 and 0.73, respectively)
Renal Doppler ultrasonography demonstrates high-impedance flow in the left segmental artery of a 15-year-old male patient, as indicated by high PI and RI values (1.48 and 0.73, respectively)

Fig. 3.

Renal Doppler ultrasonography demonstrates high-impedance flow in the right interlobar artery of a 17-year-old male patient, as indicated by high PI and RI values (1.19 and 0.77, respectively)
Renal Doppler ultrasonography demonstrates high-impedance flow in the right interlobar artery of a 17-year-old male patient, as indicated by high PI and RI values (1.19 and 0.77, respectively)

Fig. 4.

Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for mean PI
Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for mean PI

Fig. 5.

Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for mean RI
Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for mean RI

Comparison of renal length and cortical thickness for both kidneys in the control and SCD groups

Control SCD p-value
Parameter Right Left Right Left Right Left
Renal length (cm) 8.97 ± 0.85 9.23 ± 0.7 9.79 ± 1.11 10.08 ± 1.23 <0.0001 <0.0001
Cortical thickness (cm) 0.82 ± 0.15 0.88 ± 0.11 0.91 ± 0.12 0.93 ± 0.12 <0.0001 0.0100

Comparison of Doppler parameters of the main renal, segmental, and interlobar arteries between the control and SCD groups

Control SCD p-value
Parameter Right Left Right Left Right Left
Main renal artery PI 1.02 ± 0.16 1.05 ± 0.18 1.15 ± 0.22 1.24 ± 0.31 <0.0001 <0.0001
Main renal artery RI 0.61 ± 0.07 0.62 ± 0.07 0.66 ± 0.07 0.67 ± 0.09 <0.0001 <0.0001
Segmental artery PI 1 ± 0.17 0.93 ± 0.17 1.14 ± 0.21 1.15 ± 0.25 <0.0001 <0.0001
Segmental artery RI 0.6 ± 0.06 0.57 ± 0.06 0.66 ± 0.06 0.67 ± 0.1 <0.0001 <0.0001
Interlobar artery PI 0.92 ± 0.15 0.91 ± 0.16 1.13 ± 0.23 1.16 ± 0.22 <0.0001 <0.0001
Interlobar artery RI 0.57 ± 0.05 0.56 ± 0.07 0.64 ± 0.07 0.64 ± 0.07 <0.0001 <0.0001
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