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Abstract #2038

Non-Contrast Arterial Spin Labeling Approach to Kidney Perfusion: Assessing Reproducibility in Native and Transplanted Kidneys

Nathan Artz1, Elizabeth Sadowski2, Andrew Wentland1, Zhifei Wen1, Garima Agrawal2, Thomas Grist1,2, Arjang Djamali3, Sean Fain1,2

1Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA; 2Radiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA; 3Nephrology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA


An ASL-FAIR approach was used to measure kidney perfusion in the cortex of 14 native kidneys and 10 transplanted kidneys in subjects with a range of kidney function. Exams were repeated within each visit and on two separate days and evaluated for reproducibility. The average within day variations was 6 % and the average between day variations was 10 % for the native kidneys and 18 % for the transplanted kidneys.