NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases A new method using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) accurately tracks structural changes that predict functional changes earlier ...

In a world first, University of Ottawa scientists have introduced a metal-free MRI dye capable of mapping kidney function with unprecedented accuracy. This technique will modernize urology, allow for ...

An advantage of whole-body MRIs over CTs is that they use magnets and radio waves, which eliminate the type of radiation linked to cancer. But that doesn’t mean they’re risk-free or the right choice ...

Experts in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and kidney disease have carried out the first ever scans to study the heart function of kidney patients while they are having dialysis treatment. Experts in ...

Background: A 14-year-old girl with a solitary right kidney had continuous urinary incontinence. Four months previously she had undergone surgical resection of a vaginal septum associated with uterus ...

A safe, single alternative to the several separate procedures conventionally used to evaluate live kidney donors has been found by researchers at Mansoura University in Egypt. The new technique ...

A new method using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) accurately tracks structural changes that predict functional changes earlier than standard blood and urine tests in people with autosomal dominant ...