Detected renal cysts are tips of the iceberg in adults with ADPKD

JJ Grantham, S Mulamalla, CJ Grantham… - Clinical Journal of the …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Results The diameters of 1010 cysts ranged from 0.9 to 77.1 mm in baseline T2 magnetic
resonance images, and the mean total number of cysts increased from 682 to 1002 in 6.9
years. However, magnetic resonance imaging detects only cysts above the lower limit of
detection. In 405 cysts measured in nephrectomy specimens, 70% had diameters< 0.9 mm.
Cyst counts by magnetic resonance in eight subjects compared with histology revealed
approximately 62 times more cysts below the limit of magnetic resonance imaging detection …