ABSTRACT
Objective To compare the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) measured by Gates method based on renal dynamic imaging before and after ultrasonic depth correction in patients with different degrees of hydronephrosis.Methods Renal dynamic images of 113 patients (65 males,48 females;average age:(45.7± 10.3) years) with hydronephrosis from October 2015 to October 2016 were retrospectively analyzed.The GFR was also determined with cystatinC (CysC) method within 1 week.According to the degree of hydronephrosis,patients were divided into mild,moderate,severe hydronephrosis groups.The GFR (total GFR,GFR of the impaired kidney,GFR of the normal kidney) was determined by Gates method,and was measured again after the kidney depth being corrected by ultrasound.One-way analysis of variance analysis,the least significant difference t test,and paired t test were used.Results In severe hydronephrosis group (n=55),GFRs (ml · min-1 · 1.73 m-2) of the impaired kidney before and after the depth correction were significant different (14.9±6.2 vs 9.6±5.8;t=4.63,P＜0.05),and total GFR (ml · main-1 · 1.73 m-2) before depth correction and GFR (ml · min-1 · 1.73 m-2) determined by CysC method were also significantly different (32.1 ± 12.2 vs 26.2±10.2;F=1.58,t=2.75,P＜0.05).There was no significant difference between GFR before and after depth correction,between total GFR and GFR measured by CysC method in mild (n =43) and moderate hydronephrosis groups (n =15),and between total GFR after being corrected and GFR measured by CysC method in severe group (F values:1.72-2.39,t values:0.31-0.91,all P＞0.05).Conclusion Ultrasonic depth correction may have greater clinical significance in GFR measurement by renal dynamic imaging for patients with severe hydronephrosis.