Non-invasive assessment of early stage diabetic nephropathy by DTI and BOLD MRI

• Published in: British journal of radiology Vol. 93; no. 1105; p. 20190562
• Main Authors: Feng, You-Zhen, Ye, Yao-Jiang, Cheng, Zhong-Yuan, Hu, Jun-Jiao, Zhang, Chuang-Biao, Qian, Long, Lu, Xiao-Hua, Cai, Xiang-Ran
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The British Institute of Radiology 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Anisotropy; Biomarkers - analysis; Diabetic Nephropathies - diagnostic imaging; Diffusion Tensor Imaging; Female; Humans; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; Kidney Function Tests; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Male; Middle Aged

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 oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) and diffusion tensor imaging. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of our hospital. MR image...