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- Title
MR-derived renal morphology and renal function in patients with atherosclerotic renovascular disease.
- Authors
C. M. Cheung; Shurrab, A. E.; Buckley, D. L.; Hegarty, J.; Middleton, R. J.; Mamtora, H.; Kalra, P. A.
- Abstract
Appropriate selection of patients with atherosclerotic renovascular disease (ARVD) for revascularization might be improved if accurate non-invasive investigations were used to assess severity of pre-existing parenchymal damage. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the associations between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-measured renal morphological parameters and single-kidney glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in ARVD. Three-dimensional (3D)-MRI was performed on 35 ARVD patients. Renal bipolar length (BL), parenchymal volume, parenchymal (PT), and cortical thicknesses (CT) were measured in 65 kidneys. Thirteen kidneys were supplied by normal vessels, 13 had insignificant (<50%) renal artery stenosis (RAS), 33 significant (50%) RAS, and six complete vessel occlusion. All patients underwent radioisotopic measurement of single-kidney GFR (isoSK-GFR). Overall, 3D parameters such as parenchymal volume were better correlates of isoSK-GFR (r=0.86, P<0.001) than BL (r=0.78, P<0.001), PT (r=0.63, P<0.001) or CT (r=0.60, P<0.001). Kidneys with 50% RAS did show significant reduction in mean CT compared to those supplied by normal vessel (5.67±1.63 vs 7.28±1.80 mm, P=0.002; 22.1% reduction) and an even greater loss of parenchymal volume (120.65±47.15 vs 179.24±86.90 ml, P<0.001; 32.7% reduction) with no significant reduction in BL. In a proportion of 50% RAS kidneys, a disproportionately high parenchymal volume to isoSK-GFR was observed supporting a concept of ‘hibernating parenchyma’. 3D parameters of parenchymal volume are stronger correlates of isoSK-GFR than two-dimensional measures of BL, PT or CT. 3D morphological evaluation together with isoSK-GFR might be useful in aiding patient selection for renal revascularization. Kidneys with increased parenchymal volume to SK-GFR might represent a subgroup with the potential to respond beneficially to angioplasty.Kidney International (2006) 69, 715–722. doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000118; published online 4 January 2006
- Subjects
KIDNEY diseases; HEMODIALYSIS; KIDNEY glomerulus; ANGIOPLASTY; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; GLOMERULAR filtration rate
- Publication
Kidney International, 2006, Vol 69, Issue 4, p715
- ISSN
0085-2538
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.ki.5000118