Brain Default Mode Network Changes after Renal Transplantation: A Diffusion-Tensor Imaging and Resting-State Functional MR Imaging Study

• Published in: Radiology Vol. 278; no. 2; pp. 485 - 495
• Main Authors: Zhang, Long Jiang, Wen, Jiqiu, Liang, Xue, Qi, Rongfeng, Schoepf, U. Joseph, Wichmann, Julian L., Milliken, Cole M., Chen, Hui Juan, Kong, Xiang, Lu, Guang Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Brain - physiopathology; Case-Control Studies; Diffusion Tensor Imaging - methods; Female; Humans; Kidney Failure, Chronic - surgery; Kidney Function Tests; Kidney Transplantation; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Male; Neuropsychological Tests
• ISSN: 0033-8419; 1527-1315; 1527-1315
• DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2015150004

To investigate structural and functional alterations of the default mode network (DMN) in the brain after renal transplantation in patients with end-stage renal disease by using diffusion-tensor imaging and resting-state functional MR imaging. This prospective study was approved by the local medical...