Maryam Seif1, Laila Yasmin Mani2, Chris Boesch1, Bruno Vogt2, and Peter Vermathen1
1Depts. Radiology and Clinical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, 2Dept. Nephrology, Hypertension and Clinical Pharmacology, Hospital University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
DTI, BOLD and ASL MRI
techniques have gained acceptance to evaluate different physiological aspects
of the renal function both in research and clinics. However, there are not yet sufficient
studies available investigating the accuracy and repeatability of renal MRI
techniques. The main aim of this study
was therefore to evaluate the reproducibility of DTI, BOLD MRI and ASL
parameters derived from two scans and to investigate whether there are significant correlations between renal parameters obtained from these MR techniques in
transplanted kidneys.
