Data on renal cortical elasticity using dynamic shear wave elastography among healthy population

TL;DR

This study establishes normal kidney elasticity values in healthy adults using a new imaging technique, which could help detect kidney disease early.

Contribution

Provides normative renal cortical elasticity values using point Shear Wave Elastography in a healthy Indian population.

Findings

Mean renal cortical elasticity was 1.53 m/sec for the right kidney and 1.52 m/sec for the left.

Elasticity correlated negatively with BMI and parenchymal thickness but not with age, gender, or kidney size.

No significant difference in elasticity between right and left kidneys.

Abstract

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) requires early diagnostic tools beyond conventional methods. Therefore, it is of interest to establish
normative renal cortical elasticity values using point Shear Wave Elastography (pSWE) in 289 healthy adults aged 20-50 years in Ranchi,
India. Mean elasticity was 1.53 ± 0.196 m/sec (right kidney) and 1.52 ± 0.130 m/sec (left), with no significant side difference.
Elasticity showed no association with age, gender, renal dimensions, or cortical thickness, but demonstrated a significant negative
correlation with BMI and parenchymal thickness. These reference values support future SWE-based evaluation of renal pathologies in the
Indian population.