SPECTRAL ASSESSMENT OF RENAL ARTERIES IN HEALTHY KIDNEYS OF PAKISTANI POPULATION

Abstract

BACKGROUND Doppler ultrasound is widely utilized as the initial tool in evaluating kidney problems. The goal of the study is to investigate the utility of doppler ultrasound in detecting the range of spectra of the renal arteries of the healthy kidneys.

PATIENTS AND METHODS A sample of the hundred patients of different gender and age group were selected, Their age range (16-70yrs) Male 57 (57%) Female 43 (43%)

The area of the study is Gilani ultrasound clinic shadman Lahore, Pakistan and duration of studies was one year. The resistive index (RI), peak systolic velocity (PSV) and pulstality index (PI) of right and left renal arteries of the patients where taken to get the range of these values in healthy kidneys of Pakistani population.

RESULTS Maximum number of individuals almost 27% were having the PSV values in the moderate range of 101-110 cm/s. 52% of individuals were having RI values in the rang of 0.61-0.70 .37% of individuals were having the pubtality index(PI) values in the rang of 1.11-1.20 which was the maximum number of individuals.

CONCLUSIONS Spectral reassessment of renal arteries is one of the most valuable tool for detecting any renal vascular pathology, even in healthy kidneys, the upper limits of the normal values maybe alarming for any hidden problem.