The value of blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) imaging in evaluating post-operative renal function outcomes after laparoscopic partial nephrectomy.

• Renal fMRI metrics may be useful for prediction of renal functional outcomes and merit further study. • Renal fMRI metrics may reflect degree of baseline disease and ability to tolerate warm ischaemia. • Combination of T2* values was better than RENAL score for predicting OP.