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What Does My Abdominal Ultrasound Suggest?
i have got my whole abdomen ultrasound done..in the kidney it shows "kidney..cortical echogenicity is slightly increased. kidney is mormal in size ,position,outline.corticomedullary differentiation is maintained bilaterally.no evidence of calculi or calyceal dilation is seen."..... is this ok
Tue, 25 Aug 2015
Hello, thanks for posting on HCM.
Echogenicity means how the different parts of body generate echoes depending on their opacity or density character.
Increased echogenicity in USG means there is some change in renal cortical region causing increased rebound echo to USG as compared to the other part of kidney.
It could mean there is some underlying kidney disease.
Only based on USG reports it’s very difficult to diagnose the problem. You should do urine studies and further workup so as to pin point the diagnosis and plan out the treatment.
Also you have not mentioned any symptoms that you are having.
It’s advisable to consult a doctor who will do your detailed physical checkup, do some additional urine workup to get to a diagnosis.
I hope I answered your query.
Thank you
Echogenicity means how the different parts of body generate echoes depending on their opacity or density character.
Increased echogenicity in USG means there is some change in renal cortical region causing increased rebound echo to USG as compared to the other part of kidney.
It could mean there is some underlying kidney disease.
Only based on USG reports it’s very difficult to diagnose the problem. You should do urine studies and further workup so as to pin point the diagnosis and plan out the treatment.
Also you have not mentioned any symptoms that you are having.
It’s advisable to consult a doctor who will do your detailed physical checkup, do some additional urine workup to get to a diagnosis.
I hope I answered your query.
Thank you
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