As Gd-based contrast agents suffer from the risk of causing nephrogenic systemic fibrosis,
less toxic contrast agents are urgently needed in contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance …

Renal scintigraphy is a centerpiece of nuclear medicine and is also commonly applied for
(peri-) acute care. In this regard, referrals by the treating physician include: I.) acute …

PET probes targeting fibroblasts are frequently used for varying applications in oncology. In
recent years, the clinical spectrum has been expanded towards cardiovascular medicine …

Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (CE-MRI) of acute kidney injury (AKI) is
severely hindered by the poor targeting capacity and potential toxicity of current contrast …

Kidney disease is currently prevalent worldwide but only shows insidious symptoms in the
early stages. The second near-infrared window (NIR-II) fluorescence imaging has become a …

Gouty arthritis, often referred to simply as gout, is a disorder of purine metabolism
characterized by the deposition of monosodium urate monohydrate (MSU) crystals in …

Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) could be determined more accurately using renal positron
emission tomography (PET) than conventional gamma imaging. Copper-64 [T ½= 12.7 h, E …

Purpose Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is present in the proximal tubule cells
of the kidneys. This results in high renal tracer uptake in PSMA-PET, which may contain …

Renal cancers are one of the 10 most commonly seen cancers in both sexes. The incidence
of renal cancers is high in Western developed countries and lower in Eastern and …