that's ok...

lizzie17

does anyone know what this means?  it is on my ultrasound report.

thanks

TillieSOK

I 'think' it means that it

I 'think' it means that it shows up lighter or whiter on a scan than other parts of the kidney normally.  You probably will want to ask someone more knowledgable than me....I'm the village doofus.

growler9

What Tillie said.

Echogenic is the technical word for "brightness", Renal sinus is the technical description for the middle section of the kidney. Fat is fat.

So,yes the fat on your renal sinus showed up brightly on your scan.

Alan

 

lizzie17

growler9 said:

What Tillie said.

Echogenic is the technical word for "brightness", Renal sinus is the technical description for the middle section of the kidney. Fat is fat.

So,yes the fat on your renal sinus showed up brightly on your scan.

Alan

 

is it something to worry about?

thank you both for your replies

growler9

lizzie17 said:

is it something to worry about?

thank you both for your replies

No, unless....

You heard the radiologist complaining about "snow blindness" after seeing massive amounts of fat around your kidney. If so then you should look into dieting.

 

Best wishes.  Alan

TillieSOK

growler9 said:

No, unless....

You heard the radiologist complaining about "snow blindness" after seeing massive amounts of fat around your kidney. If so then you should look into dieting.

 

Best wishes.  Alan

You're baaaad, Alan!

You're baaaad, Alan!