METHOD FOR ESTIMATING MORPHOLOGICAL AND FUNCTIONAL ASYMMETRY OF KIDNEY HILUS

摘要

The method for estimating morphological and functional asymmetry of kidney hilus comprises the coordinate measurements of the thickness of the kidney hilus (g), the height of the hilus (h) as well as the following parameters: the distance alongside the perpendicular between the upper angle of the hilus and the upper kidney pole (h0), the thickness of the kidney in the anterior and posterior angles of the hilus (G), the distance alongside the perpendicular between the posterior angle of the hilus and the dorsal surface of the kidney (g0). Then the generalized standardized indices are calculated, namely the index of the upper-lower asymmetry of the hilus (_Çv) using the formula IAv=(H-h0-h) /h0 and the index of the anterior-posterior asymmetry of the hilus (AAv) using the formula AAv = (G-g0-g) /g0. When IAv1,0AAv, the upper asymmetry and the anterior asymmetry of the hilus is assessed, correspondingly and vice versa.