ELASTICITY IMAGING FOR EARLY DETECTION OF RENAL PATHOLOGY

Early detection of renal pathology may be possible with elasticity ima ging, This hypothesis was experimentally tested by quantitatively imag ing internal mechanical strain due to surface deformations in an in vi tro animal model of nephritis, Preliminary data support the hypothesis that kidney elasticity changes with renal damage and concomitant scar ring before problems are detectable by traditional diagnostic techniqu es such as laboratory measurements of renal Function.