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Table 1 Kidney features as shown on CT

From: 99mTc-DMSA renal cortical scanning: a comparison of planar, SPECT, and SPECT/CT imaging for the detection of renal cortical scarring

CT parameter

Frequency (%)

Anatomical site of the kidney

 Normal

180 (96.8%)

 Ectopic

6 (3.2%)

Size of the kidney

 Normal

130 (69.9%)

 Small sized

15(8.1%)

 Enlarged

41(22%)

Cortical thickness

 Normal

129 (69.4%)

 Decreased

57 (30.6%)

Stones

 Present

44(23.7%)

 Absent

142 (76.3%)

Cortical cyst

 Solitary

12 (6.45%)

 Multiple

21 (11.9%)

Hydronephrotic changes

8 (4.30%)