Diabetic kidney disease (DKD), as the most common complication of diabetes mellitus (DM),
is the major cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Renal interstitial fibrosis is a crucial …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects over 850 million people globally, and there is an
urgent need to prevent its development and progression. During the last decade, new …

Diffusion measurements in the kidney are affected not only by renal microstructure but also
by physiological processes (ie, glomerular filtration, water reabsorption, and urine …

Renal fibrosis is now recognized as a main determinant of renal pathology to include
chronic kidney disease. Deposition of pathological matrix in the walls of glomerular …

Background Activation of renal fibroblasts into myofibroblasts plays an important role in
promoting renal interstitial fibrosis (RIF). Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb) can alleviate RIF …

Purpose The commonly used clinical indicators are not sensitive enough on detecting early
chronic kidney disease (CKD), whether functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) can …

Objectives To probe the correlations of parameters derived from standard DWI and its
extending models including intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM), diffusion tensor imaging …

Rationale and objectives Researchers have delved into noninvasive diagnostic methods of
renal fibrosis (RF) in chronic kidney disease, including ultrasound (US), magnetic resonance …

Purpose The aim of the study was to investigate the performance of arterial spin labeling
(ASL), diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), and clinical biomarkers in assessing renal …

Objectives To explore the efficacy of diffuse magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for
identifying clinicopathological changes in immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) patients …