Progresses of arterial spin labeling MRI in end-stage renal disease patients with cognitive impairment
10.13929/j.1003-3289.201811146
- Author:
Yijun WU
1
Author Information
1. Medical Imaging Center, Taihe Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Medicine
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Arterial spin labeling;
Cerebral blood flow;
Cognitive dysfunction;
Kidney failure, chronic
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology
2019;35(5):778-781
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Cognitive impairment is one of the common neurological complications in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients and associates with abnormal cerebral perfusion. Arterial spin labeling (ASL) is a non-invasive and easily repeatable MRI perfusion technique without the use of contrast agent. ASL can quantitively measure the cerebral blood flow and is not influenced by break down of the blood-brain barrier, which makes ASL rapidly expands applications in neurodegenerative diseases. The clinical applications of ASL MRI in ESRD patients with cognitive dysfunction were reviewed in this article.
