Using in vivo tomoelastography and multiparametric MRI (mp-MRI) we investigated kidneys of 10 rats with adenine-induced chronic kidney disease (CKD) and 8 healthy controls. In CKD rats, increased kidney volume, shear wave speed (SWS, related to stiffness) and wave penetration rate (related to inverse viscosity) were observed, while water diffusivity was reduced. These imaging findings were correlated with histopathologically quantified renal fibrosis. Our results suggested that collagen accumulation during CKD progression transforms soft-compliant renal tissue into a more rigid-solid state with reduced water mobility and shows that tomoelastography is a promising tool for non-invasive monitoring of disease progression.
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