Radiology · 1976 · 53 citations · 0 references
MedicineNephrologyPediatricsPediatric NephrologyUltrasonographyUltrasoundDiagnostic UltrasonographyPediatric Renal PathologyPediatric UltrasonographyPediatric UltrasoundRenal Cystic DiseasesRenal ImagingCystic Renal Lesion AssessmentCystic Renal Mass CharacterizationCystic Renal Mass EvaluationKidney UltrasoundPediatric Renal UltrasonographyPediatric Renal UltrasoundRenal Cyst ImagingRenal Masses Imaging
Preoperative B-mode ultrasonography was performed on 7 infants who subsequently were surgically proved to have multicystic kidney disease. Five of the 7 showed a characteristic pattern consisting of a predominantly cystic mass containing septa which divided it into cysts of varying sizes. It is concluded that ultrasound is a reliable method of detecting unilateral multicystic disease of the kidney.