|
| ADPKD diagnosis | Ultrasonography (US) | Easy, available, and cheap method |
| Limited utility for disease exclusion in younger subjects and suboptimal performance for individuals with ADPKD type II |
| Computed tomography (CT) scan | Detect small cysts (~2 mm) |
| Exposure to radiation and administration of intravenous contrast media |
| Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) | Provide high-resolution 3D images |
| No exposure to radiation, no administration of intravenous contrast media |
|
| Diagnosis of cardiovascular complications | Echocardiography | Determine LV/RV size and function, LV wall motion abnormalities, valvular function and abnormalities, diastolic function, and presence or absence of pericardial abnormalities or intracardiac masses |
| Transmitral pulsed doppler | Noninvasive method to evaluate the diastolic dysfunction |
| Influenced the loading condition of the left atria and heart rate. |
| Tissue doppler imaging (TDI) | Permit an assessment of myocardial motion, a sensitive index of ventricular relaxation |
| Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI) | Noninvasive test |
| Gold standard for the assessment of ventricular dimensions. |
|
