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Advances in functional magnetic resonance imaging for renal function assessment
LIU Ya'nan  ZHAO Ruifeng 

Cite this article as: Liu YN, Zhao RF. Advances in functional magnetic resonance imaging for renal function assessment[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2021, 12(12): 118-120, 124. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2021.12.029.


[Abstract] Various diseases can cause abnormal renal function. Early and accurate evaluation of renal function is the focus of clinical diagnosis and treatment. Currently available clinical biomarkers cannot accurately detect renal insufficiency early and assess its severity and progression. With the rapid development of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technology, fMRI techniques such as blood oxygen level-dependence imaging, diffusion-weighted imaging, intravoxel incoherent motion imaging, diffusion tensor imaging, and arterial spin labeling can noninvasively assess renal function from oxygenation, diffusion and perfusion, providing more information for the early diagnosis, progression and prognosis of renal disease. In this paper, the principle of fMRI and its evaluation of renal function are described.
[Keywords] kidney；renal function；magnetic resonance imaging；diffusion-weighted imagaing；arterial spin labeling；blood oxygen level-dependent

LIU Ya'nan1   ZHAO Ruifeng2*  

1 Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China

2 Department of Imaging, Shanxi Jincheng General Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Jincheng 048006, China

Zhao RF, E-mail: jmzyyzrf@sina.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2021-08-13
Accepted  2021-10-09
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2021.12.029
Cite this article as: Liu YN, Zhao RF. Advances in functional magnetic resonance imaging for renal function assessment[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2021, 12(12): 118-120, 124. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2021.12.029.

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