Arterial spin labeling MRI is able to detect early hemodynamic changes in diabetic nephropathy.PURPOSE
 To investigate whether arterial spin labeling (ASL) MRI could detect renal hemodynamic impairment in diabetes mellitus (DM) along different stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD).


 Three Tesla (3T) ASL-MRI was performed to evaluate renal blood flow (RBF) in 91 subjects (46 healthy volunteers and 45 type 2 diabetic patients).  ASL-MRI is able to quantify early renal perfusion impairment in DM, as well as changes according to different CKD stages of DN. 
MRI
Three Tesla (3T) ASL-MRI was performed to evaluate renal blood flow (RBF) in 91 subjects (46 healthy volunteers and 45 type 2 diabetic patients).  ASL-MRI is able to quantify early renal perfusion impairment in DM, as well as changes according to different CKD stages of DN. 
ASL-MRI