title: The value of ultrasound in the diagnosis of renal failure.
abstract: Seventy-four patients with impaired renal function were investigated by ultrasound. By assessing renal length, renal echogenicity and collecting system dilatation, one can establish whether renal function is impaired by chronic or acute renal changes or by obstructive changes.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography