Assessment of renal function and structure accurately remains essential in the diagnosis
and prognosis of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). Advanced imaging, including Magnetic …

A key contributor to the progression of nearly all forms of CKD is fibrosis, a largely
irreversible process that drives further kidney injury. Despite its importance, clinicians …

Aim To assess the performance of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for
the assessment of renal fibrosis in chronic kidney disease (CKD), with histopathology as a …

Purpose To combine diffusion‐weighted imaging (DWI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)
for detection of allograft dysfunction in patients early after kidney transplantation and to …

Objective: Patients with diabetes mellitus, diabetic nephropathy (DN) and healthy donor
were analyzed to test whether the early DN patients can be detected using both blood …

Materials and Methods Moderate or severe AKIs were induced in C57Bl/6 mice through
transient unilateral clamping of the renal pedicle for 35 minutes (moderate AKI) or 45 …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has now been used clinically for more than 30 years.
Today, MRI serves as the primary diagnostic modality for many clinical problems. In this …

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 …

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 …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM),
Abelmoschus manihot (L.) medic (AM) is a natural medicinal plant used for the treatment of …