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 ...

Using the novel ESMA MRI technique, the researchers identified that elastin is overproduced in diseased kidneys (bottom row) compared with healthy kidneys (top row). (Courtesy: Q Sun et al Science ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is more accurate and reliable than MRI for examining certain liver and kidney nodules, according to two new studies published in the ...

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a chronic inherited condition where cysts grow on the kidneys. This form of polycystic kidney disease affects about 1 in every 400 to 1,000 ...

For those requiring a magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI scan, you need to be very careful if you have an underlying kidney issue. According to experts, getting an injection of a contrast fluid, known ...

At least two dozen people who required kidney dialysis in St. Louis over a four-year period developed the rare ailment, nephrogenic systemic fibrosis, which stiffens and discolors the skin, the wire ...