Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Fibrotic Kidney
| Autor: | Vivian S. Lee, Glen Morrell, Jeff L. Zhang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
030232 urology & nephrology Renal function Kidney 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences Elasticity Imaging Techniques 0302 clinical medicine Fibrosis Up Front Matters Renal fibrosis Humans Medicine medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Magnetic resonance imaging General Medicine medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Kidney imaging Oxygen Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging medicine.anatomical_structure Nephrology Radiology Elastography business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 28:2564-2570 |
| ISSN: | 1533-3450 1046-6673 |
| DOI: | 10.1681/asn.2016101089 |
| Popis: | Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been used for many years for anatomic evaluation of the kidney. Recently developed methods attempt to go beyond anatomy to give information about the health and function of the kidneys. Several methods, including diffusion-weighted MRI, renal blood oxygen level-dependent MRI, renal MR elastography, and renal susceptibility imaging, show promise for providing unique insight into kidney function and severity of fibrosis. However, substantial limitations in accuracy and practicality limit the immediate clinical application of each method. Further development and improvement are necessary to achieve the ideal of a noninvasive image-based measure of renal fibrosis. Our brief review provides a short explanation of these emerging MRI methods and outlines the promising initial results obtained with each as well as current limitations and barriers to clinical implementation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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