Simultaneous evaluation of renal morphology and function in live kidney donors using dynamic magnetic resonance imaging
Author(s) -
Ferruh Artunç,
Serdar Yildiz,
Cristina Rossi,
Andreas Boss,
Helmut Dittmann,
HeinzPeter Schlemmer,
T. Risler,
Nils Heyne
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfp772
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , renal function , kidney , kidney disease , nuclear magnetic resonance , morphology (biology) , radiology , physics , biology , genetics
Evaluation of potential kidney donors requires the assessment of both kidney anatomy and function. In this prospective study, we sought to expand the diagnostic yield of magnetic resonance (MR) by adding functional measurements of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and split renal function.
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