Renal Shear Wave Elastography for Differentiating Vasculitic and Non-Vasculitic Acute Kidney Injury.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Early identification of vasculitic acute kidney injury (AKI) is crucial for timely immunosuppression and improved renal outcomes; however, noninvasive adjunctive diagnostic tools remain limited. Renal elastography, a noninvasive technique that quantifies renal cortical stiffness, has been primarily investigated in chronic kidney disease, whereas evidence in acute kidney injury is scarce. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic utility of renal shear wave elastography for differentiating vasculitic from non-vasculitic AKI and to explore the association between baseline renal cortical stiffness and vasculitic renal outcomes. Materials and Methods: This prospective observational study included three groups: vasculitic AKI, non-vasculitic AKI, and healt

SUBMITTER: Yıldırım F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12898426 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature