MRI can measure kidney scarring and predict future kidney function
European Pharmaceutical Review | August 31, 2017
Researchers have made what are believed to be two worlds first discoveries: a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that can measure kidney damage and can predict future kidney function within one year while avoiding needle biopsies. The researchers from St. Michael’s Hospital used a specific MRI test called an elastogram to measure kidney scarring in people who have had kidney transplants.