Diffusion tensor imaging and tractography of the kidneys: Assessment of chronic parenchymal diseases

European Radiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1678-1685

  Gaudiano, Caterina ^a   Clementi, Valeria ^b   Busato, Fiorenza ^a   Corcioni, Beniamino ^a   Orrei, Maria Grazia ^a   Ferramosca, Emiliana ^a   Fabbri, Emma ^a   Berardi, Paola ^a   Santoro, Antonio ^a   Golfieri, Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b GE HEALTHCARE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anisotropic diffusion; Chronic renal diseases; Diffusion tensor imaging; Diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging; Renal diffusion

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ADULT; AGED; APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CHRONIC PARENCHYMAL DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY MEDULLA; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGION OF INTEREST; TRACTOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANISOTROPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878712825     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2749-y     Document Type: Article

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