Real-time measurement of renal blood flow in healthy subjects using contrast-enhanced ultrasound

• Published in: American journal of physiology. Renal physiology Vol. 297; no. 4; pp. F1129 - F1134
• Main Authors: Kalantarinia, Kambiz, Belcik, J. Todd, Patrie, James T., Wei, Kevin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Physiological Society 01.10.2009
• Subjects: Adult; Blood; Contrast Media; Diet; Female; Fluorocarbons; Humans; Innovative Methodology; Kidney - diagnostic imaging; Kidneys; Male; Middle Aged; Proteins; Renal Circulation; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Pulsed; Young Adult

Current methods for measuring renal blood flow (RBF) are time consuming and not widely available. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEU) is a safe and noninvasive imaging technique suitable for assessment of tissue blood flow, which has been used clinically to assess myocardial blood flow. We tested the...