Diffusion measurements in the kidney are affected not only by renal microstructure but also
by physiological processes (ie, glomerular filtration, water reabsorption, and urine …

Renal diseases pose a significant socio‐economic burden on healthcare systems. The
development of better diagnostics and prognostics is well‐recognized as a key strategy to …

Background Identifying the cause of renal allograft dysfunction is important for the clinical
management of kidney transplant recipients. Purpose To evaluate the diagnostic efficiency …

Objective Diffusion-weighted MRI is a technique that can infer microstructural and
microcirculatory features from biological tissue, with particular application to renal tissue …

Different from most other organs, the kidneys receive arterial blood not merely for consuming
the delivered oxygen, but more importantly for filtering the blood. 1 Blood flow of a healthy …

Background: The severity of pectus excavatum is classified by the Haller Index (HI) and/or
Correction Index (CI). These indices measure only the depth of the defect and, therefore …

Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) provides important information about the movement and
functional status of the microenvironment of water in tissue. Changes in diffusion of water …

Renal fibrosis is a major hallmark of chronic kidney disease (CKD) that affects millions of
people in the USA and many more around the world. CKD causes renal fibrosis and a …

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