Journal
CURRENT UROLOGY REPORTS
Volume 13, Issue 1, Pages 99-107Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-011-0229-6
Keywords
Renal cell carcinoma; Chronic kidney disease; Renal function; Glomerular filtration rate; GFR; Magnetic resonance imaging; MRI; Diffusion-weighted imaging; Apparent diffusion coefficient; Diffusion tensor imaging; Magnetic resonance elastography; Elastography; Blood oxygenation level dependent MRI; BOLD; Functional MRI; fMRI; DCE; ASL; Arterial spin labeling; Dynamic; Contrast; Renography
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- Bracco Diagnostics
- Lantheus Medical
- Siemens Health Care
- GE Healthcare
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Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniques enable noninvasive assessment of renal function. Diffusion-weighted imaging, diffusion tensor imaging, blood oxygen level-dependent MRI, magnetic resonance elastography, and arterial spin labeling are some of the emerging techniques that have potential to investigate renal function without the use of exogenous gadolinium contrast. This article discusses the principles of these techniques, as well as their possible applications and limitations. This will introduce the readers to these novel imaging tools, which appear to have promising futures.
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