Table 1 Mean ± SD values of renal CEUS perfusion variables of the left and right kidneys in 9 non-anaesthetized, healthy cats
From: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound of both kidneys in healthy, non-anaesthetized cats
Cortex | Medulla | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Left kidney | n | Right kidney | n | Left kidney | n | Right kidney | n | |
PI (dB) | 14.1 ± 3.0 | 9 (17) | 13.8 ± 3.9 | 9 (16) | 10.0 ± 3.7 | 8 (8) | 12.3 ± 5.6 | 5 (5) |
WIS (dB/s) | 1.6 ± 1.3 | 9 (17) | 1.7 ± 1.5 | 9 (16) | 0.5 ± 0.2 | 8 (8) | 0.6 ± 0.2 | 5 (5) |
WOS (dB/s) | −0.16 ± 0.04 | 9 (17) | −0.15 ± 0.04 | 8 (14) | −0.15 ± 0.05 | 8 (8) | −0.16 ± 0.06 | 5 (5) |
MTT (s) | 97.6 ± 22.6 | 9 (17) | 98.5 ± 21.2 | 8 (14) | 65.7 ± 13.2 | 8 (8) | 70.3 ± 15.4 | 5 (5) |