Non-invasive assessment of early stage diabetic nephropathy by DTI and BOLD MRI.

CONCLUSION: Medullary R2* value might be a new more sensitive predictor of early DN. Meanwhile, BOLD imaging detected the medullary hypoxia at the simply diabetic stage, while DTI didn't identify the medullary directional diffusion changes at this stage. Based on our assumption mentioned above, It's presumable that BOLD imaging may be more sensitive for assessment of the early renal function changes than DTI. These imaging techniques are more accurate and practical than conventional tests. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: Noninvasive magnetic resonance imaging was used to detect renal function changes at early DN stage. PMID: 31603347 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The British Journal of Radiology - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Br J Radiol Source Type: research