Kidney size compared with vertebral height. Importance of possible variations in normal values.
Results are presented showing that the normal values derived in one research centre, for the relationship between kidney length and the heights of the first 3 lumbar vertebrae, are not applicable to children in another one. The girls who are the subject of this investigation are those taking part in the survey on asymptomatic bacteriuria in Newcastle upon Tyne.
D000293:Adolescent; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D011859:Radiography; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors