Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2014 Feb;9(2):373-81. doi: 10.2215/CJN.03170313. Epub 2014 Jan 23.
Ultrasound is commonly used in nephrology for diagnostic studies of the kidneys and lower urinary tract and to guide percutaneous procedures, such as insertion of hemodialysis catheters and kidney biopsy. Nephrologists must, therefore, have a thorough understanding of renal anatomy and the sonographic appearance of normal kidneys and lower urinary tract, and they must be able to recognize common abnormalities. Proper interpretation requires correlation with the clinical scenario. With the advent of affordable, portable scanners, sonography has become a procedure that can be performed by nephrologists, and both training and certification in renal ultrasonography are available.
超声检查在肾脏病学中常用于肾脏和下尿路的诊断研究，并指导经皮操作，如血液透析导管的插入和肾活检。因此，肾脏病学家必须对肾脏解剖结构以及正常肾脏和下尿路的超声表现有透彻的了解，并且能够识别常见的异常。正确的解释需要与临床情况相关联。随着价格合理、便携式扫描仪的出现，超声检查已成为肾脏病学家可以进行的一项操作，并且可以进行肾脏超声检查的培训和认证。
