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Prospective pilot study to evaluate the value of functional and structural tissue parameters of transplant kidneys with and without graft functional deterioration in magnetic resonance imaging.

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Z94.0
Kidney transplant status
Registration Number
DRKS00029979
Lead Sponsor
niversitätsklinikum Tübingen
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

Cohort 1:
- Graft function deterioration requiring renal biopsy,
- Age >18 years,
- Written informed consent from the patient.

Cohort 2:
- Stable renal graft function for at least 6 months,
- eGFR >30 ml/min/1.73m²,
- No known renal artery stenosis,
- Age >18 years,
- Written informed consent from the patient.

Exclusion Criteria

- Presence of non-MR implants or any type of metal in and on the body,
- Individuals who report hearing disease or increased sensitivity to loud sounds,
- Individuals with impaired temperature sensation and/or increased sensitivity to heating of the body,
- Persons suffering from claustrophobia,
- Pregnant/breastfeeding women,
- Limited capacity of the patient to give consent,
- Patients with >150 kg body weight,
- Patients who do not want to be informed about incidental findings.

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Detection of morphological and functional differences between graft kidneys with graft function deterioration and stable graft function using multiparametric fMRI and subsequent correlation with clinical reference standards (laboratory parameters, sonography, renal biopsy).
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
- Development and evaluation of software algorithms for automated image registration, organ segmentation and multiparametric evaluation of transplant kidneys.<br>- Determination of possible MR biomarkers for monitoring organ function of transplant kidneys.
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