Contrast enhanced ultrasound and protein shakes are no alternatives for inulin clearance and meat to assess renal functional reserve in humans

• Main Authors: Aikaterini Damianaki (Author), Wendy Brito (Author), Jonas Garessus (Author), Antoine Schneider (Author), Marc Maillard (Author), Michel Burnier (Author), Menno Pruijm (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Introduction: The measurement of renal functional reserve (RFR) can unmask glomerular hyperfiltration in residual nephrons but its determination is time-consuming. In this study we assessed whether contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a valuable alternative to the gold standard inulin-clearance, a...