Abstract
Two independent measurements of total renal blood flow (RBF) were made in healthy human subjects (n = 14, mean age 30 yr) by CINE phase-contrast magnetic resonance angiography. RBF, measured by summing the flows measured in the right and left renal arteries, was 1152 ± 44 ml/min (mean ± SE). RBF, measured from the difference between supra- and infrarenal abdominal aorta flow, was 1109 ± 68 ml/min. Regression analysis of the comparison of these two different RBF calculations yielded a correlation coefficient of 0.72 at a p < .05 level of significance. Based on other studies of RBF in normal subjects by para-aminohippuric acid (PAH) clearance, the expected RBF in this subject group was 1211 ± 62 ml/min. The results indicate that noninvasive measurement of RBF is possible using phase-contrast magnetic resonance methods.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 51-59 |
Journal | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1993 |
Externally published | Yes |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Radiology and Medical Imaging
Free keywords
- Flow velocity
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Aortic blood flow