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ReviewMagma (New York, N.Y.)2024

MRI of kidney size matters.

Thoralf Niendorf, Thomas Gladytz, Kathleen Cantow, Tobias Klein, Ehsan Tasbihi, Jose Raul Velasquez Vides, Kaixuan Zhao, Jason M Millward, Sonia Waiczies, Erdmann Seeliger

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Review in Magma (New York, N.Y.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Simultaneous TMagnetic resonance in medicine · 2026
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  5. Magnetic resonance imaging of renal oxygenation.Nature reviews. Nephrology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Thoralf NiendorfBerlin Ultrahigh Field Facility (B.U.F.F.), Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Robert-Rössle-Str. 10, 13125, Berlin, Germany. thoralf.niendorf@mdc-berlin.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7584-6527
Thomas GladytzBerlin Ultrahigh Field Facility (B.U.F.F.), Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Robert-Rössle-Str. 10, 13125, Berlin, Germany.
Kathleen CantowInstitute of Translational Physiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany.
Tobias KleinBerlin Ultrahigh Field Facility (B.U.F.F.), Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Robert-Rössle-Str. 10, 13125, Berlin, Germany.
Ehsan TasbihiBerlin Ultrahigh Field Facility (B.U.F.F.), Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Robert-Rössle-Str. 10, 13125, Berlin, Germany.
Jose Raul Velasquez VidesBerlin Ultrahigh Field Facility (B.U.F.F.), Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Robert-Rössle-Str. 10, 13125, Berlin, Germany.
Kaixuan ZhaoGuangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
Jason M MillwardBerlin Ultrahigh Field Facility (B.U.F.F.), Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Robert-Rössle-Str. 10, 13125, Berlin, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4484-2798
Sonia WaicziesBerlin Ultrahigh Field Facility (B.U.F.F.), Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Robert-Rössle-Str. 10, 13125, Berlin, Germany.
Erdmann SeeligerInstitute of Translational Physiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo highlight progress and opportunities of measuring kidney size with MRI, and to inspire research into resolving the remaining methodological gaps and unanswered questions relating to kidney size assessment. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis work is not a comprehensive review of the literature but highlights valuable recent developments of MRI of kidney size.

resultsThe links between renal (patho)physiology and kidney size are outlined. Common methodological approaches for MRI of kidney size are reviewed. Techniques tailored for renal segmentation and quantification of kidney size are discussed. Frontier applications of kidney size monitoring in preclinical models and human studies are reviewed. Future directions of MRI of kidney size are explored.

conclusionMRI of kidney size matters. It will facilitate a growing range of (pre)clinical applications, and provide a springboard for new insights into renal (patho)physiology. As kidney size can be easily obtained from already established renal MRI protocols without the need for additional scans, this measurement should always accompany diagnostic MRI exams. Reconciling global kidney size changes with alterations in the size of specific renal layers is an important topic for further research. Acute kidney size measurements alone cannot distinguish between changes induced by alterations in the blood or the tubular volume fractions-this distinction requires further research into cartography of the renal blood and the tubular volumes.

Indexed as

KidneyMagnetic Resonance ImagingAnimalsHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedOrgan SizeKidneyKidney sizeMachine learningMagnetic resonance imagingPhysiologySegmentation

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PMID38960988
PMCPMC11417087

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