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. 2011 Jul 12;11:64. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-11-64

Table 1.

Society for Fetal Urology (SFU) grading system of congenital hydronephrosis based on longitudinal ultrasound scan of the kidneys

Grade Central renal complex Renal parenchymal thickness
0 Intact Normal
1 Urine in pelvis barely splits sinus Normal
2 Evident splitting of pelvis and major calyces Normal
3 Wide splitting of pelvis, major & minor calyces Normal
4 Further splitting of pelvis, major & minor calyces Reduced