Abstract
The intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) model of perfusion and diffusion imaging was applied to an in vivo canine model of unilateral renal artery stenosis and was compared with relative renal blood flow determination with radioactive microspheres. The percentage relative renal blood flow as determined with radioactive microspheres correlated closely with the percentage apparent diffusion coefficient. If this method can be adapted to human imaging, it may provide a non-invasive means for detecting renal artery stenosis.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 543-548 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Radiology |
| Volume | 178 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Feb 1991 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Diffusion
- Kidney, MR studies, 81.1214
- Magnetic resonance (MR), diffusion study
- Magnetic resonance (MR), perfusion study
- Magnetic resonance (MR), physics
- Magnetic resonance (MR), pulse sequences
- Perfusion
- Renal arteries, MR studies, 961.1299
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology