Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
551-02-016 / 551-02-016 ISMRM Abstract

Evaluation of Renal Blood Flow using PCASL in Chronic Kidney Disease patients and healthy controls: preliminary results from

Primary: Contrast Mechanisms - Arterial Spin Labelling
Secondary: Body - Kidney
551-02-016 · MRI of Renal Function · Wednesday, 13 May, 1:40 PM–3:16 PM · Power Pitch Theatre 1
551-02-016 · MRI of Renal Function · Wednesday, 13 May, 1:40 PM–3:16 PM · Power Pitch Theatre 1
Keywords: Renal blood flow PCASL Chronic Kidney Disease Renal perfusion Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL)
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Rebeca Echeverria-Chasco1,2, Leyre Garcia-Ruiz1, Malene Aastrup3, Verónica Aramendía-Vidaurreta1, Michela Bozzetto4, Paolo Brambilla5, Esben S Hansen6, Jose Maria Mora-Gutierrez7, Siria Pasini8, Anish Raj9, Steffen Ringgaard6, Anika Strittmatter9, Manuel Taso10, Ioana Urdea11, Tau Vendelboe6, Marta Vidorreta12, GIULIA VILLA4, Niels H Buus13, Nuria Garcia-Fernandez7, Matias Trillini4, David C Alsop14, Susan Francis15, Christoffer Laustsen6, Frank G Zoellner16, Anna Caroli4, Maria Fernandez-Seara 1,2
1Radiology, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
2Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNa), Pamplona, Spain
3Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
4Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Ranica (BG), Italy
5ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
6MR Research Centre, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
7Nephrology, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
8Bioengineering, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Ranica (BG), Italy
9Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
10Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, United States of America
11Siemens, Brasov, Romania
12Siemens Healthcare, Madrid, Spain
13Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark
14Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, United States of America
15Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Center, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
16Computer Assisted Clinical Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
Presenting Author: Maria Fernandez-Seara

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