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Capability of arterial spin labeling combined with morphological characteristics to distinguish early- and mid-stage chronic kidney disease: a prospective study on 5 T MRI

Paper C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

A scan test, not a treatment. Researchers used a very strong 5 T MRI machine with a technique called arterial spin labeling, which measures blood flow through the kidney without injecting dye. They checked whether the scan, plus the kidney's size and shape, could tell early kidney disease apart from middle-stage kidney disease. Patients were enrolled ahead of time and compared, so this shows the scan lines up with disease stage; it does not prove the scan should replace current tests.

Who did this work

Ying Xiong · Ting Rong · Shaoxin Xiang · Liqiang Zhou · Huan Ma · Wenbing Zeng · Yun Wen · Jun Wang · Junfeng Kong

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-08-27
https://doi.org/10.21037/qims-2026-1-0296