Consensus-Based Technical Recommendations for Clinical Translation of Renal Phase Contrast MRI.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Phase-contrast (PC) MRI is a feasible and valid noninvasive technique to measure renal artery blood flow, showing potential to support diagnosis and monitoring of renal diseases. However, the variability in measured renal blood flow values across studies is large, most likely due to differences in PC-MRI acquisition and processing. Standardized acquisition and processing protocols are therefore needed to minimize this variability and maximize the potential of renal PC-MRI as a clinically useful tool.

Purpose

To build technical recommendations for the acquisition, processing, and analysis of renal 2D PC-MRI data in human subjects to promote standardization of renal blood flow measurements and facilitate the comparability of results across scanners and in multicente

SUBMITTER: de Boer A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9291014 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature