Follow-up of acute pyelonephritis: what causes the diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging recovery to lag clinical recovery?

Riccardo FalettiMarco GattiSerena BassanoDaniela FinocchiettiStefano FioreLoredana CollaLaura BergamascoMaria Carla CassinisPaolo Fonio

Published in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2019)

DW-MRI recovery of APN foci does not always coincide with clinical recovery. The evolution of an APN focus is shaped by its initial values R 0 and D 0. About half of the foci still visible at 1 month reached radiological resolution in the two following months.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
diffusion weighted
computed tomography
liver failure
magnetic resonance
diffusion weighted imaging
single molecule
hepatitis b virus