Multimodality MRI Findings in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease.

Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) suffer from a number of complex neurological complications including vascular damage and cognitive dysfunction. It is of great significance to detect the neurological complications and improve the prognosis of ESRD patients. Many new noninvasive MRI techn...

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Published in:BioMed Research International Vol. 2015; pp. 1 - 13
Main Authors: Chen, Hui Juan, Zhang, Long Jiang, Lu, Guang Ming
Format: diagnostic images review tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell 5/4/2015
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
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Summary:Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) suffer from a number of complex neurological complications including vascular damage and cognitive dysfunction. It is of great significance to detect the neurological complications and improve the prognosis of ESRD patients. Many new noninvasive MRI techniques have been steadily used for the diagnosis of occult central nervous system complications in ESRD patients. This gives an opportunity to understand the pathophysiological mechanisms of these neurological disorders. This paper is a review that presents the MRI findings of occult brain damage in ESRD patients, outlines the applications of advanced MRI techniques, and introduces a brief perspective in this study field.