Abstract #2029

Reproducibility of Diffusion Weighted Imaging at 1.5T and 3T Over a Range of EGFR in Native and Transplant Kidneys

Robert W. Garrett¹, Garima Agrawal¹, Karl Vigen², Sean Fain², Thomas Grist¹, Elizabeth A. Sadowski¹

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

The purpose of our study is to establish reproducibility of ADC measurements in normal and diminished function native and transplant kidneys at 1.5T and 3T. ADC value variability was low in all four groups at 1.5T and 3T, with all mean coefficient of variation measurements at or below 5% per group. While challenges such as bulk motion and susceptibility artifact must still be overcome, particularly at 3T, our data indicate that DWI is reproducible at both 1.5T and 3T over a range of eGFR in both native and transplant kidneys.