Radiotherapy Research Papers/Topics

Sonographic Assessment of Renal Parenchymal and Medullary Pyramid Thicknesses Among Healthy Children in Selected Schools in Enugu, Nigeria

ABSTRACT Renal parenchymal thickness (RPT) and renal medullary pyramid thickness (MPT) are important renal size parameters and there is no existing ultrasound normogram for RPT and MPT among children in our locality. Thus, this study was aimed at establishing normal values for RPT and MPT among children in Enugu metropolis; establishing the relationship between RPT and MPT with age, height, body weight, body mass index (BMI) and body surface area (BSA) among the subjects; establishing the rel...