Computed Tomography and Ultrasonography: A Comparative Study in the Diagnosis of Analgesic Nephropathy

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Computed tomography (CT) and ultrasonography (US) were performed in 40 patients who had consumed excessive quantities of analgesics ( > l kg) to compare their value in the diagnosis of analgesic nephropathy (AN). The computed tomography and sonographic features were renal papillary calcifications. Renal papillary necrosis (RPN) was documented in 20 of 40 patients by US and in 14 of 40 patients by CT. In 11 patients, both US and CT were positive. In 9 patients, US was positive whilst CT was negative. In 3 patients, CT was positive whilst US was negative. Prevalence of RPN was 50% using US and 35% using CT. Using US as a gold standard, sensitivity of CT was 55%, specificity 85%, positive predictive value 78.6% and negative predictive value 34.6%. Percent agreement with CT and US was 70%. Cohen’s kappa statistic adjusting for chance agreement was 40%. Based on these results, it is found that US yielded a higher percentage of positive cases of RPN.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): NEF

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Nephron

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.1660-8151

Title: Nephron

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 1660-8151

ISSN (Electronic): 2235-3186

Publication date Subscription-year: 1994

Publication date (Print): 1994

Publication date (Electronic): 16 December 2008

Volume: 66

Issue: 1

Pages: 62-66

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^aDepartment of Medicine and ^bDepartment of Radiology, University Kebangsaan, Kuala Lumpur; ^cDepartment of Nephrology, General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Publisher ID: 187767 Other ID: Nephron 1994;66:62–66

DOI: 10.1159/000187767

PubMed ID: 8107955

SO-VID: c3e16934-2f27-4ea7-874e-0839a34c6f94

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Date accepted : 26 February 1993

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