Background Chronic allograft injury (CAI) is a significant reason for which many grafts were
lost. The study was conducted to assess the usefulness of diffusional kurtosis imaging (DKI) …

Background Renal fibrosis is the strongest prognostic predictor of end-stage renal disease
(ESRD) in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) is a promising …

Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a worldwide health problem, precise
functional and pathological assessment is beneficial to better treatment. Diffusion kurtosis …

Purpose To evaluate the potential of 3 T magnetic resonance diffusion kurtosis imaging
(DKI) in assessing the renal damage in early-stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients …

Purpose To investigate the potential of histogram analysis based on diffusion kurtosis
imaging (DKI) in evaluating renal function and fibrosis associated with chronic kidney …

Purpose: To investigate the potential of diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) for the assessment
of renal fibrosis in chronic kidney disease (CKD), using histopathology as the reference …

Objectives To explore the diagnostic performance of diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) in
evaluating the clinical and pathological characteristics of patients with immunoglobulin A …

Objectives To evaluate the application value of diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) for
monitoring renal function and interstitial fibrosis. Methods Forty-two patients suspected of …

Aim To evaluate renal fibrosis in immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) using diffusion
kurtosis imaging (DKI). Materials and methods Twenty patients with biopsy-proven IgAN …

Purpose To assess the feasibility and to optimize imaging parameters of diffusion kurtosis
imaging (DKI) in human kidneys. Methods The kidneys of ten healthy volunteers were …