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Review
. 2023 Jul;43(4):207-210.
doi: 10.1111/cpf.12818. Epub 2023 Apr 11.

Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging: A robust tool to test pathogenesis and pathophysiology behind nephropathy in humans

Ulrik B Andersen  1 , Bryan Haddock  1 , Ali Asmar  1   2   3
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Review

Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging: A robust tool to test pathogenesis and pathophysiology behind nephropathy in humans

Ulrik B Andersen et al. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging. 2023 Jul.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: ASL; BOLD; DTI; MRI; RBF; chronic kidney disease; kidney; perfusion.

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