• AJR Am J Roentgenol · Jun 2009

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    Renal functional MRI: Are we ready for clinical application?

    • Hersh Chandarana and Vivian S Lee.
    • Department of Radiology, New York University Medical Center, New York, 10016, USA. hersh.chandarana@nyumc.org
    • AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Jun 1; 192 (6): 1550-7.

    ObjectiveWe review the basics of functional renal imaging and highlight a few clinical applications.ConclusionTechniques such as contrast-enhanced MR renography, diffusion-weighted imaging, and blood oxygen level-dependent MRI have been investigated in animal models and in a few human studies. Functional renal imaging is a rapidly growing field that has the potential to provide new insight into the pathophysiology of renal disease.

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