Diffusion tensor imaging and tractography of the kidneys: assessment of chronic parenchymal diseases

C Gaudiano, V Clementi, F Busato, B Corcioni… - European …, 2013 - Springer
Objective To assess renal dysfunction in chronic kidney diseases using diffusion tensor
imaging (DTI). Methods Forty-seven patients with impaired renal function (study group) and …

Chronic kidney disease: pathological and functional assessment with diffusion tensor imaging at 3T MR

Z Liu, Y Xu, J Zhang, J Zhen, R Wang, S Cai, X Yuan… - European …, 2015 - Springer
Objective Our objective was to evaluate pathological and functional changes in chronic
kidney disease (CKD) using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) at 3 T. Methods There were fifty …

3T magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging in chronic kidney disease

W Wang, MH Pui, Y Guo, L Wang, H Wang, M Liu - Abdominal imaging, 2014 - Springer
Objective To investigate the relationship of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and
fractional anisotropy (FA) values with renal function on 3T diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in …

Diffusion tensor imaging of the kidney with parallel imaging: initial clinical experience

M Notohamiprodjo, C Glaser, KA Herrmann… - Investigative …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To evaluate the clinical feasibility of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) of the kidney in
volunteers and patients with renal diseases. Material and Methods: Ten volunteers and 22 …

Diffusion tensor imaging and tractography for assessment of renal allograft dysfunction—initial results

K Hueper, M Gutberlet, T Rodt, W Gwinner, F Lehner… - European …, 2011 - Springer
Objectives To evaluate MR diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) as non-invasive diagnostic tool for
detection of acute and chronic allograft dysfunction and changes of organ microstructure …

Test–retest reliability and repeatability of renal diffusion tensor MRI in healthy subjects

M Cutajar, JD Clayden, CA Clark, I Gordon - European journal of radiology, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: This study assessed test–retest reliability and repeatability of diffusion tensor
imaging (DTI) in the kidneys. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seven healthy volunteers (age …

Renal diffusion tensor imaging: is it possible to define the tubular pathway? A case report

C Gaudiano, V Clementi, F Busato, B Corcioni… - Magnetic resonance …, 2011 - Elsevier
The authors report a case of unilateral xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis, associated with
chronic lithiasis studied by standard clinical magnetic resonance imaging protocol and …

[HTML][HTML] Diffusion tensor imaging of the kidneys: influence of b-value and number of encoding directions on image quality and diffusion tensor parameters

NC Chuck, G Steidle, I Blume, MA Fischer… - Journal of clinical …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate to which degree investment of
acquisition time in more encoding directions leads to better image quality (IQ) and what …

Diffusion tensor MRI of the kidney at 3.0 and 1.5 Tesla

A Kido, M Kataoka, A Yamamoto, Y Nakamoto… - Acta …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) at 3 T provides information on the microstructure
and pathophysiology of tissues that is not available from conventional imaging with an …

MR diffusion tensor imaging of normal kidneys

W Wang, MH Pui, Y Guo, X Hu… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To assess the feasibility of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) of normal kidneys and the
influence of hydration state. Materials and Methods Ten healthy volunteers underwent renal …