Advanced Clinical MRI of the Kidney

Quantitative MRI of the Kidney: Rationale and Challenges.- Biophysical and Physiological Principles of T1 and T2.- T1 and T2 Mapping of the Kidney.- T2* mapping – Blood Oxygenation Level Detection (BOLD) MRI of the Kidneys.- T1ρ Mapping and its Applications for Assessment of Renal Allograft Fibrosis.- Metabolic Imaging: Measuring Fat in the Kidney.- MR Angiography and Phase-contrast MRI: Measuring Blood Flow in the Kidney.- Contrast Agent Safety with Focus on Kidney MRI.- Functional Imaging: MR Urography.- Arterial Spin Labeling: Non-contrast Perfusion MRI of the Kidney.- MR Fingerprinting of the Kidney.- Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping of Kidney.- Measuring Microstructural Features of the Kidney using Diffusion MRI.- Diffusion Tensor MRI and Fiber Tractography of the Kidney.- MR Elastography for Evaluation of Kidney Fibrosis.- Magnetic Transfer Imaging.- Simultaneous quantification methods.- CEST and Na-23 MRI for Assessing Renal Function.- Elastin-based Molecular MRI of Kidney Fibrosis.- Putting it all together: Multi-parametric MRI of the Kidney.- 7T MRI of the Kidney: Challenges and Promises.