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ArticlePediatric radiology2019

Relationship of renal apparent diffusion coefficient and functional MR urography in children with pelvicalyceal dilation.

Maria A Bedoya, Jeffrey I Berman, Jorge Delgado, Dmitry Khrichenko, Christian A Barrera, Robert H Carson, Kassa Darge

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Article in Pediatric radiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Maria A BedoyaDepartment of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. bedoyam@email.chop.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-2725-7458
Jeffrey I BermanDepartment of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Jorge DelgadoDepartment of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Dmitry KhrichenkoDepartment of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Christian A BarreraDepartment of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Robert H CarsonDepartment of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Kassa DargeDepartment of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim is to evaluate the age-related changes and relationship of renal apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) against the morphological and functional changes detected by functional magnetic resonance urography (fMRU) in children with pelvicalyceal dilation, with suspected or known ureteropelvic junction obstruction. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe retrospectively analyzed fMRUs with diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) of the kidney in 35 subjects (25 males; median age: 7.1 years, range: 0.3-22.7 years) with 70 kidneys (40 with pelvicalyceal dilation and 30 with no pelvicalyceal dilation). Inclusion criteria were pelvicalyceal dilation, the absence of duplex kidneys and no ureteric dilation. DWI was performed with 3 diffusion gradient directions (b values = 0, 200, 500, 800 and 1,000 s/mm2). Metrics for fMRU included calyceal and renal transit times (CTT, RTT), time-to-peak (TTP), differential renal function based on volume (vDRF), Patlak number (pDRF) and combined volume and Patlak number (vpDRF). The grades of pelvicalyceal dilation, cortical thinning and corticomedullary differentiation were evaluated. The relationship between ADC values and the fMRU parameters was analyzed.

resultsADC increases with age in kidneys without pelvicalyceal dilation (R

conclusionRenal ADC does not correlate with morphological and functional results of fMRU changes in children with pelvicalyceal dilation due to suspected or known ureteropelvic junction obstruction.

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AdolescentAge FactorsCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingDilatationFemaleHospitals, PediatricHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedInfantKidney Function TestsKidney PelvisMaleReference ValuesApparent diffusion coefficientChildrenDiffusion-weighted imagingDilationKidneyMagnetic resonance imagingUrography

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