Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging shows promising results to assess renal transplant dysfunction with fibrosis

Here we assessed the diagnostic value of a quantitative multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) protocol for evaluation of renal allograft dysfunction with fibrosis. Twenty-seven renal transplant patients, including 15 with stable functional allografts (eGFR mean 71.5 ml/min/1.73m2), and 12 with chronic dysfunction/established fibrosis (eGFR mean 30.1 ml/min/1.73m2) were enrolled in this prospective single-center study. Sixteen of the patients had renal biopsy (mean 150 days) before the MRI.

Source: Kidney International - October 28, 2019 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Octavia Bane, Stefanie Hectors, Sonja Gordic, Paul Kennedy, Mathilde Wagner, Amanda Weiss, Rafael Khaim, Zhengzi Yi, Weijia Zhang, Veronica Delaney, Fadi Salem, Cijiang He, Madhav C. Menon, Sara Lewis, Bachir Taouli Tags: Technical Notes Source Type: research