Phase-contrast MRI: physics, techniques, and clinical applications

DT Wymer, KP Patel, WF Burke III, VK Bhatia - Radiographics, 2020 - pubs.rsna.org
With phase-contrast imaging, the MRI signal is used to visualize and quantify velocity. This
imaging modality relies on phase data, which are intrinsic to all MRI signals. With use of …

Therapeutic approaches to control tissue repair and fibrosis: Extracellular matrix as a game changer

M Walraven, B Hinz - Matrix Biology, 2018 - Elsevier
Organ fibrosis is characterized by the accumulation of disorganized and stiff extracellular
matrix (ECM) and represents the final stage of several life-threatening diseases. The …

Recent advances in medical image processing for the evaluation of chronic kidney disease

I Alnazer, P Bourdon, T Urruty, O Falou, M Khalil… - Medical Image …, 2021 - Elsevier
Assessment of renal function and structure accurately remains essential in the diagnosis
and prognosis of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). Advanced imaging, including Magnetic …

Magnetic resonance imaging biomarkers for chronic kidney disease: a position paper from the European Cooperation in Science and Technology Action …

NM Selby, PJ Blankestijn, P Boor… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Functional renal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has seen a number of recent advances,
and techniques are now available that can generate quantitative imaging biomarkers with …

Technical recommendations for clinical translation of renal MRI: a consensus project of the Cooperation in Science and Technology Action PARENCHIMA

I Mendichovszky, P Pullens, I Dekkers, F Nery… - … Resonance Materials in …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose The potential of renal MRI biomarkers has been increasingly recognised, but
clinical translation requires more standardisation. The PARENCHIMA consensus project …

Basic principles and new advances in kidney imaging

A Caroli, A Remuzzi, LO Lerman - Kidney international, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the past few years, clinical renal imaging has seen great advances, allowing
assessments of kidney structure and morphology, perfusion, function and metabolism, and …

Noninvasive assessment of renal fibrosis by magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound techniques

K Jiang, CM Ferguson, LO Lerman - Translational Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Renal fibrosis is a useful biomarker for diagnosis and guidance of therapeutic interventions
of chronic kidney disease (CKD), a worldwide disease that affects more than 10% of the …

Effects of kidney perfusion on renal stiffness and tissue fluidity measured with tomoelastography in an MRI-compatible ex vivo model

J Castelein, C Pamplona… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Stiffness plays a vital role in diagnosing renal fibrosis. However, perfusion influences renal
stiffness in various chronic kidney diseases. Therefore, we aimed to characterize the effect of …

Future of kidney imaging: functional magnetic resonance imaging and kidney disease progression

S Copur, F Yavuz, AA Sag, KR Tuttle… - European journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Chronic kidney disease (CKD) which is a common cause of death has an
increasing trend, but there is no established approach for predicting CKD progression yet …

[HTML][HTML] Photoacoustic imaging of kidney fibrosis for assessing pretransplant organ quality

E Hysi, X He, MN Fadhel, T Zhang, A Krizova… - JCI insight, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Roughly 10% of the world's population has chronic kidney disease (CKD). In its advanced
stages, CKD greatly increases the risk of hospitalization and death. Although kidney …