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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Changes of renal blood flow after ESWL: Assessment by ASL MR imaging, contrast enhanced MR imaging, and renal resistive index
European Journal of Radiology, Volume 76, No. 1, Year 2010
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Description
The annual incidence of stone formation is increased in the industrialised world. Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy is a non-invasive effective treatment of upper urinary tract stones. This study is aimed to evaluate changes of renal blood flow in patients undergoing extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) by arterial spin labeling (ASL) MR imaging, contrast enhanced dynamic MR imaging, and renal resistive index (RI). Thirteen patients with nephrolithiasis were examined using MR imaging and Doppler ultrasound 12 h before and 12 h after ESWL. ASL sequence was done for both kidneys and followed by contrast enhanced MR imaging. In addition RI Doppler ultrasound measurements were performed. A significant increase in RI (p < 0.001) was found in both treated and untreated kidneys. ASL MR imaging also showed significant changes in both kidneys (p < 0.001). Contrast enhanced dynamic MR imaging did not show significant changes in the kidneys. ESWL causes changes in RI and ASL MR imaging, which seem to reflect changes in renal blood flow. © 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Abd Ellah, Mohamed Mahmoud Hamdy
Austria, Innsbruck
Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck
Kremser, Christian
Austria, Innsbruck
Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck
Pallwein, Leo
Austria, Innsbruck
Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck
Aigner, Friedrich
Austria, Innsbruck
Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck
Schocke, Michael
Austria, Innsbruck
Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck
Peschel, Reinhard
Austria, Innsbruck
Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck
Pedross, Florian
Austria, Innsbruck
Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck
Pinggera, Germar Michael
Austria, Innsbruck
Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck
Wolf, Christian
Austria, Innsbruck
Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck
El-Sharkawy, Mostafa Ahmad M.
Egypt, Asyut
Assiut University
Jaschke, Werner Rudolf
Austria, Innsbruck
Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck
Frauscher, Ferdinand
Austria, Innsbruck
Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck
Statistics
Citations: 14
Authors: 12
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.05.016
ISSN:
0720048X
Study Design
Cohort Study