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. :)
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.
Joined: Jul 2013
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. :)
Joined: Oct 2011
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
Joined: Nov 2009
is it something to worry about?
thank you both for your replies
Joined: Oct 2011
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
Joined: Jul 2013
You're baaaad, Alan!
You're baaaad, Alan!