1Department of Radiology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Pakistan
2Department of Radiology, Bolan Medical Complex Hospital, Pakistan
3Department of Radiology, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Pakistan
4Department of Gastroenterology, Liaquat University of Medical and Health sciences, Pakistan
*Corresponding author:Ameet Jesrani, Department of Radiology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Pakistan
Submission: July 29, 2022; Published: August 22, 2022
ISSN: 2639-0590Volume4 Issue1
Objective: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of renal arterial resistive index on Doppler ultrasound
in patients with acute renal colic to diagnose obstructive uropathy taking contrast enhanced helical
computed tomography as the gold standard.
Study design and setting: The cross-sectional study is conducted at Department of Radiology of Bolan
Medical Complex Hospital, Quetta, from June 10, 2019, to February 09, 2020.
Methodology: 320 patients with complaint of renal colic were evaluated with ultrasound and subsequently
contrast enhanced computed tomography scan of kidney, ureter and bladder was performed. Data was
collected on prescribed proforma and analyzed using SPSS 20.
Result: The sensitivity of the index was 76.23%, specificity was 88.13%. The positive predictive value
was 91.6%, and negative predictive value was calculated to be 68.42%. The diagnostic accuracy of the
test was 80%.
Conclusion: Renal Doppler ultrasound can determine altered renal perfusion before pelvicalyceal system
dilatation and can distinguish obstructed and non-obstructed kidneys
Keywords: Intrarenal; Resistive index; Color doppler sonography; Obstructive uropathy; Non-obstructive uropathy; Contrast enhanced CT scan