Evaluation of interstitial fibrosis in chronic kidney disease by multiparametric functional MRI and histopathologic analysis.
Wei MaoXiaoqiang DingYuqin DingBohong CaoCaixia FuBernd KuehnThomas BenkertRobert GrimmDominik NickelJianjun ZhouMengsu ZengPublished in: European radiology (2022)
• In CKD patients, the renal cortical ADC value decreased and T1 value increased significantly compared with healthy volunteers. • Functional MRI revealed significantly decreased renal perfusion in CKD patients compared with healthy volunteers. • The renal cortical ADC, f, RBF, and T1 values were strongly correlated with the interstitial fibrosis of CKD.