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Table 2 Measurement of YM in the renal cortex, medulla and sinus of kidneys with ligation of the renal vein or renal artery in vivo

From: Effect of renal perfusion and structural heterogeneity on shear wave elastography of the kidney: an in vivo and ex vivo study

Positions

Vein ligation (n = 8)

Artery ligation (n = 8)

No ligation

15 min

30 min

60 min

90 min

No ligation

Stenosis

Occulation

Cortex (Kpa)

16.34 ± 1.01

24.28 ± 1.34**

34.73 ± 2.36**

47.52 ± 4.67**

55.06 ± 5.61**

16.34 ± 1.83

14.26 ± 2.48

11.21 ± 1.79**

Medulla (Kpa)

13.71 ± 1.16

17.37 ± 1.43**

25.39 ± 2.86**

34.57 ± 6.64**

39.63 ± 2.91**

13.31 ± 1.67

11.32 ± 2.97

8.07 ± 1.37**

Sinus (Kpa)

12.61 ± 0.84

16.14 ± 4.04

24.20 ± 5.96**

26.87 ± 7.00**

29.30 ± 2.04**

12.78 ± 2.66

10.39 ± 2.57*

6.72 ± 0.95**

  1. Values are given as the mean ± SD. Measurements were obtained at the mid-portion of the kidneys. Using paired t-test, compared with pre-ligation. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01
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