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 …

Application of MRE for noninvasive evaluation of renal fibrosis has great potential for
noninvasive assessment in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). CKD leads to …

Background Renal parenchymal fibrosis is the most important determinant of kidney disease
progression and it is determined via biopsy. The aim of this study is to evaluate the renal …

Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility and reproducibility of renal magnetic resonance
elastography (MRE) in young healthy volunteers. Materials and Methods: Ten volunteers …

Dear Dr. Laurence, We enjoyed reading Jiang et al's recent review entitled “noninvasive
assessment of renal fibrosis by magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound techniques.” 1 …

Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is an emerging imaging modality that maps the
elastic properties of tissue such as the shear modulus. It allows for noninvasive assessment …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been used for many years for anatomic evaluation
of the kidney. Recently developed methods attempt to go beyond anatomy to give …

The aim of this study was to develop a vibration pad suitable for renal MR elastography
(MRE). Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive condition affecting> 800 million …

Objective This study aimed to prospectively evaluate the difference in renal parenchymal
stiffness, measured using MR elastography, between patients with chronic kidney disease …

Renal fibrosis is a useful biomarker for diagnosis and guidance of therapeutic interventions
of chronic kidney disease (CKD), a worldwide disease that affects more than 10% of the …