Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects over 850 million people globally, and there is an
urgent need to prevent its development and progression. During the last decade, new …

Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) constitutes a major functional parameter performed in
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The DW sequence is performed by acquiring a set of …

The image of positronium properties created in the patient's body during PET examination
tells about the inter-and intra-molecular structure of the tissue and the concentration of bio …

Renal fibrosis is the final common pathophysiological pathway in chronic kidney disease
(CKD) regardless of the underlying cause of kidney injury. Tubulointerstitial fibrosis (TIF) is …

Purpose Multiparametric quantitative renal MRI may provide noninvasive radiologic
biomarkers of chronic kidney disease (CKD) based on investigations in animal models and …

Objectives To identify optimized MRI markers for evaluating chronic kidney disease (CKD)
and renal interstitial fibrosis (IF). Materials and methods This prospective study included 43 …

Characterizing structural and tissue abnormalities of the kidney is fundamental to
understanding kidney disease. Functional multi‐parametric renal magnetic resonance …

Background Fibrosis progression is a major prognosis factor in kidney transplantation. Its
assessment requires an allograft biopsy, which remains an invasive procedure at risk of …

As a sign of chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression, renal fibrosis is an irreversible and
alarming pathological change. The accurate diagnosis of renal fibrosis depends on the …

Chronic changes on kidney biopsy specimens include increasing amounts of
arteriosclerosis, glomerulosclerosis, interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy, enlarged …