Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging of chronic kidney disease: an experimental in vivo study using rat chronic kidney disease models

Abstract

Background

Recent advances in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may allow it to be an alternative emerging tool for the non-invasive evaluation of renal parenchymal disease.

Purpose

To validate the usefulness of quantitative multiparametric MRI protocols and suggest the suitable quantitative MR sequence protocol to evaluate parenchymal fibrosis using an animal model of chronic kidney disease (CKD) by long-term adenine intake.

Material and Methods

In this prospective animal study, 16 male Wistar rats were analyzed and categorized into three groups. Rats in the CKD groups underwent 0.25% adenine administration for three or six weeks. Quantitative MRI protocols, including diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), T1ρ (T1 rho), and T2* mapping were performed using a 9.4-T animal MR scanner. A semi-quantitative histopathologic analysis for renal fibrosis was conducted. Quantitative MR values measured from anatomic regions of kidneys underwent intergroup comparative analyses.

Results

The apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and T1 (T1 rho) values were significantly increased in all CKD groups. Values measured from the cortex and outer medulla showed significant intergroup differences. Total ADC values tended to increase according to periods, and T1ρ values increased in three weeks and decreased in six weeks.

Conclusion

Quantitative MRI protocols could be a non-invasive assessment modality in the diagnosis and evaluation of CKD. Particularly, T1ρ may be a suitable MR sequence to quantitatively assess renal parenchymal fibrosis.

Keywords

Chronic kidney disease renal fibrosis magnetic resonance image diffusion magnetic resonance imaging T2* magnetic resonance imaging T1 rho magnetic resonance imaging

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