Comparison of Creatinine Based and Kidney Volume Based Methods of Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rates in Potential Living Kidney Donors

Abstract

To estimate the glomerular filtration rate in healthy individuals a volume based model correlated better than the MDRD equation, which is the best performing creatinine based equation used to estimate the rate. By providing a more robust estimation of the glomerular filtration rate in healthy potential kidney donors, the volume based model adds value to routine preoperative computerized tomography above that of anatomical evaluation.