Non-contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance urography for measuring split kidney function in pediatric patients with hydronephrosis : comparison with renal scintigraphy

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BACKGROUND: Split kidney function (SKF) is critical for treatment decision in pediatric patients with hydronephrosis and is commonly measured using renal scintigraphy (RS). Non-contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance urography (NCE-MRU) is increasingly used in clinical practice. This study aimed to investigate the feasibility of using NCE-MRU as an alternative to estimate SKF in pediatric patients with hydronephrosis, compared to RS.

METHODS: Seventy-five pediatric patients with hydronephrosis were included in this retrospective study. All patients underwent NCE-MRU and RS within 2 weeks. Kidney parenchyma volume (KPV) and texture analysis parameters were obtained from T2-weighted (T2WI) in NCE-MRU. The calculated split KPV (SKPV) percent and texture analysis parameters percent of left kidney were compared with the RS-determined SKF.

RESULTS: SKPV showed a significant positive correlation with SKF (r = 0.88, p < 0.001), while inhomogeneity was negatively correlated with SKF (r =  - 0.68, p < 0.001). The uncorrected and corrected prediction models of SKF were established using simple and multiple linear regression. Bland-Altman plots demonstrated good agreement of both predictive models. The residual sum of squares of the corrected prediction model was lower than that of the uncorrected model (0.283 vs. 0.314) but not statistically significant (p = 0.662). Subgroup analysis based on different MR machines showed correlation coefficients of 0.85, 0.95, and 0.94 between SKF and SKPV for three different scanners, respectively (p < 0.05 for all).

CONCLUSIONS: NCE-MRU can be used as an alternative method for estimating SKF in pediatric patients with hydronephrosis when comparing with RS. Specifically, SKPV proves to be a simple and universally applicable indicator for predicting SKF.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:39

Enthalten in:

Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 39(2024), 5 vom: 01. März, Seite 1447-1457

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

He, Kangwen [VerfasserIn]
Wan, Dongyi [VerfasserIn]
Li, Shichao [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Guanjie [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Mengmeng [VerfasserIn]
Han, Yunfeng [VerfasserIn]
Li, Zhen [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Daoyu [VerfasserIn]
Meng, Xiaoyan [VerfasserIn]
Niu, Yonghua [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Hydronephrosis
Journal Article
MR urography
Pediatrics
Split kidney function

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Date Completed 18.03.2024

Date Revised 18.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00467-023-06224-1

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365327352