Ultrasound Simple Kidney Cyst Size Chart. Bosniak classification of renal cysts. Contrast enhanced ultrasound may be useful to show vascularity of septa or nodular protuberances in a renal cyst and can help differentiate a benign cyst from an indeterminate cyst or a malignant appearing cyst 7.
A normal kidney is 5 7 5cm wide 10 13cm high so a 6 3cm cyst is big. Simple kidney cysts are very common as people begin to age. What causes cysts in the kidney.
For healthy adults their kidneys are 10 12 cm in length 5 6 cm in width and 3 4 cm in thickness.
The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice diagnosis or treatment. The kidney is made up of blood vessels which carry blood to tiny filters. Ultrasound is the main method of assessing the state of the kidney and diagnosing kidney cysts. In the kidney cysts are round have a very thin clear wall and are usually filled with watery fluid.