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Mapping kidney tubule diameter ex vivo by diffusion MRI

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Tubular pathologies are a common feature of kidney disease. Current metrics to assess kidney health, in vivo or in transplant, are generally based on urinary or serum biomarkers and pathological findings from kidney biopsies. Diffusion MRI can be used to measure the distribution of tubule diameters in the kidney cortex ex vivo and may provide a new noninvasive biomarker of tubular pathology.

Source: American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology

DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00369.2020

Authors: Darya Morozov, Neda Parvin, Jennifer R. Charlton, Kevin M. Bennett

Institutions: Washington University in St. Louis, University of Virginia

Language: English

Topic: Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications

Subfield: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke