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ArticleRenal failure2025

Delta corticomedullary apparent diffusion coefficient on MRI as a biomarker for prognosis in IgA nephropathy.

Zitao Wang, Ling Jiang, Fang Lu, Li Qian, Ying Pan, Chengning Zhang, Zhimin Huang, Ming Zeng, Bin Sun, Bo Zhang and 5 more

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Zitao WangDepartment of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Ling JiangDepartment of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Fang LuDepartment of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Li QianDepartment of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Ying PanDepartment of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Chengning ZhangDepartment of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Zhimin HuangDepartment of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Ming ZengDepartment of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Bin SunDepartment of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Bo ZhangDepartment of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Huijuan MaoDepartment of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Yudong ZhangDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Suyan DuanDepartment of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Changying XingDepartment of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Yanggang YuanDepartment of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.

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Abstract

objectivesTo explore the association of the cortico-medullary difference in apparent diffusion coefficient (ΔADC) with clinicopathological parameters of disease activity at the time of biopsy, and with the prognositic risk stratification in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) patients.

methodsWe included 112 patients with biopsy-proven IgAN who measured ΔADC. Patients underwent a kidney biopsy and diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging within one week of the biopsy. Clinicopathological characteristics were compared according to different ΔADC levels. The effect of ΔADC on eGFR and kidney fibrosis was explored using multivariate regression and ROC analysis. An individual's 5-year risk probability of progressing to ESKD or decreasing of eGFR > 50% was calculated by the guidelines-recommended international risk-prediction tool in IgAN. The effect of ΔADC on prognostic risk stratification was assessed. Net reclassification improvement (NRI) was used to evaluate the model performance.

resultsThe average ΔADC was 168.89 ± 85.1 x10

conclusionsΔADC was significantly associated with kidney function and enabled a reliable evaluation of kidney IF severity in IgAN patients. Low ΔADC can predict a high 5-year kidney progression risk in IgAN, independent of important clinical factors. Moreover, the predictive ability to identify patients at high risk of severe kidney fibrosis and adverse progression estimates with satisfactory accuracy, facilitating ΔADC a promising and noninvasive tool in complementarily evaluating disease activity and the prognostic risk stratification in patients with IgAN.

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Diffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingDisease ProgressionGlomerular Filtration RateGlomerulonephritis, IGAAdultBiomarkersBiopsyFemaleFibrosisHumansKidneyKidney Failure, ChronicMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPrognosisBiomarkersapparent diffusion coefficientIgA nephropathyinterstitial fibrosisMRIprognostic tool

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