Objectives This study aimed at developing technical recommendations for the acquisition,
processing and analysis of renal ASL data in the human kidney at 1.5 T and 3 T field
strengths that can promote standardization of renal perfusion measurements and facilitate
the comparability of results across scanners and in multi-centre clinical studies. Methods An
international panel of 23 renal ASL experts followed a modified Delphi process, including on-
line surveys and two in-person meetings, to formulate a series of consensus statements …

Harmonization of acquisition and analysis protocols is an important step in the validation of
BOLD MRI as a renal biomarker. This harmonization initiative provides technical
recommendations based on a consensus report with the aim to move towards standardized
protocols that facilitate clinical translation and comparison of data across sites. We used a
recently published systematic review paper, which included a detailed summary of renal
BOLD MRI technical parameters and areas of investigation in its supplementary material, as …