Zerin J M, Blane C E
Department of Radiology, Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis 46202-2920.
Pediatr Radiol. 1994;24(2):101-6. doi: 10.1007/BF02020164.
Ultrasonography (US) has largely replaced the intravenous urogram as the first modality for the evaluation of the kidneys in children suspected of having urinary tract abnormalities. Because many renal disorders are associated with changes in the sizes of the kidneys, normative standards for assessing renal size have been developed. These standards rely upon comparison of the renal lengths or calculated volumes or both, with various assessments of overall body size, including body surface area, weight, height, and chronological age. We discuss some of the limitations of US in assessing renal size in children. Practical recommendations are offered for optimizing the measurement and interpretation of sonographic renal sizes in children.
超声检查（US）在很大程度上已取代静脉肾盂造影，成为评估疑似患有泌尿系统异常儿童肾脏的首选检查方法。由于许多肾脏疾病都与肾脏大小的变化有关，因此已制定了评估肾脏大小的标准规范。这些标准依赖于将肾脏长度或计算得出的体积或两者与多种整体身体大小评估指标进行比较，包括体表面积、体重、身高和实足年龄。我们讨论了超声检查在评估儿童肾脏大小方面的一些局限性。针对优化儿童超声肾脏大小的测量和解读，提供了实用建议。
