title: [The future of the ultrasonography techniques in nephrology].
abstract: Thanks to the wide geographical diffusion, low cost and lack of ionizing radiation, ultrasound is now the most widely used imaging technique in clinical practice, second only to chest radiography. Recent technological innovations and introduction of ultrasound contrast agents, further expanded the fields of application of ultrasound, guarantying for the future to this technique an important role in imaging of the urinary tract. The nephrologist must be able to exploit the potential offered by technological innovations in ultrasound imaging for the study of the kidney. The proper management of equipment, in fact, allows to obtain ultrasound images in gray scale of the highest quality, to optimize the diagnostic accuracy of Doppler techniques and take full advantage of the tools offered by means of ultrasound contrast agents.
authors.affiliation: U.O.C. Nefrologia e Dialisi, Ospedale San Giovanni di Dio, Agrigento, Italy. antonio.granata4@tin.it
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Granata
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Luciani
authors.forename: Placido
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Romeo
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Logias
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Insalaco
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Di Lullo
authors.forename: Fulvio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Floccari
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bertolotto
authors.forename: Fulvio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fiorini
mesh_terms: D054459:Elasticity Imaging Techniques; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D057054:Molecular Imaging; D009398:Nephrology / Q000379:methods*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000639:trends*