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CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL IMAGING
Volume 43, Issue 4, Pages 207-210Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/cpf.12818
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ASL; BOLD; chronic kidney disease; DTI; kidney; MRI; perfusion; RBF
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant population disease, and kidney disease is a serious complication in diabetes and hypertension. Recent research suggests that chronic hypoxia plays a key role in the development of CKD. This review focuses on how functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniques can provide insights into pathogenetic mechanisms and monitor new treatments for CKD.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major population disease. In diabetes as well as hypertension, kidney disease is one of the most serious complications. Recent research has demonstrated that chronic hypoxia is a key actor in the pathogenesis of CKD. In this review, we focus on how functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniques can shed light on pathogenetic mechanisms and monitor new treatments aimed at preventing or ameliorating the disease. Multiparametric MRI techniques can measure changes in renal artery flow, tissue perfusion, and oxygenation repetitively over short time periods, enabling high time resolution. Furthermore, renal fibrosis can be quantified noninvasively by MRI diffusion tensor imaging, and techniques are upcoming to measure renal oxygen consumption. These techniques are all radiation and contrast-free.We briefly present data, demonstrating that fMRI techniques can play a major role in future research in CKD, and possibly also in daily clinical practice.
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