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CURRENT DRUG TARGETS
Volume 10, Issue 12, Pages 1184-1189Publisher
BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD
DOI: 10.2174/138945009789753246
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- NIDDK NIH HHS [K23 DK074616-01A2, K23 DK074616] Funding Source: Medline
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Imaging of the kidneys can provide valuable information in the work up and management of acute kidney injury. Several different imaging modalities are used to gather information on anatomy of the kidney, to rule out obstruction, differentiate acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease and to obtain information on renal blood flow and GFR. Ultrasound is the most widely used imaging modality used in the initial work up of AKI. The utility of contrast enhanced computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging is limited because of toxicities associated with contrast agents used. In this review the basics of ultrasonography are reviewed with an emphasis on findings in AKI. The new developments in different imaging modality and their potential uses in AKI are reviewed as well.
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