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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Imaging
  • Renal Physiology
  • Medical Physics

Background:

  • Quantitative magnetization transfer (qMT) is established for measuring renal fibrosis in murine models at high field strengths.
  • Its efficacy in human-like kidneys and at clinical field strengths (3.0 T) remains uninvestigated.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the feasibility of qMT for detecting renal fibrosis in swine kidneys with unilateral renal artery stenosis (RAS) at a clinical field strength of 3.0 T.

Main Methods:

  • A qMT protocol involving variable flip angles, offset frequencies, and B0, B1, T1 mapping was applied to swine kidneys 10 weeks post-RAS or control.
  • A 2-pool model quantified the bound pool fraction (f) in the renal cortex (CO) and outer medulla (OM).
  • qMT-derived f was compared with histological fibrosis and renal perfusion assessed by CT.

Main Results:

  • The qMT 2-pool model accurately fitted swine kidney data.
  • Stenotic kidneys exhibited significantly elevated qMT-derived f in both CO (9.8% vs. 6.4%) and OM (7.6% vs. 4.7%) compared to normal kidneys (P=0.002 for both).
  • qMT-derived f strongly correlated with histological fibrosis (r=0.93 in CO, r=0.84 in OM) and inversely with renal perfusion (r=0.85).

Conclusions:

  • qMT is feasible for noninvasively measuring renal fibrosis in human-like swine kidneys at 3.0 T.
  • The study establishes an association between macromolecule content and renal perfusion.
  • qMT shows potential as a clinical tool for assessing renal fibrosis in patients with RAS.