OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this review is to describe the role of functional renal MRI, or MR renography, in the care of patients with renal masses undergoing partial nephrectomy.
CONCLUSION: MR renography can be used to monitor renal functional outcome for patients undergoing partial nephrectomy and may help guide patient selection in this population with elevated risk of chronic kidney disease.
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Kang SK, Huang WC, Lee VS, Chandarana H. Are you the author?
Department of Radiology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Reference: AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2013 Jun;200(6):1204-9.
doi: 10.2214/AJR.12.10276
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 23701054
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