Factors influencing renal shear wave elastography: effects of probe orientation, respiration, corticomedullary differentiation, and hydration

Andrzej Materniak; Grzegorz Jędrzejewski; Andrzej Paweł Wieczorek; Magdalena Woźniak

doi:10.15557/jou.2026.0015

Factors influencing renal shear wave elastography: effects of probe orientation, respiration, corticomedullary differentiation, and hydration

Journal of Ultrasonography

Volume 26 (2026): Issue 105 (June 2026)

By: Andrzej Materniak , Grzegorz Jędrzejewski , Andrzej Paweł Wieczorek and Magdalena Woźniak

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2026.0015 | Journal eISSN: 2451-070X | Journal ISSN: 2084-8404

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Language: English

Submitted on: Aug 16, 2025

Accepted on: Jan 21, 2026

Published on: Jun 30, 2026

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Keywords:

kidney shear wave elastography,

hydration effects on renal SWE,

probe orientation effects on renal SWE,

corticomedullary differentiation in renal SWE,

respiration effects on renal SWE

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