title: [New radiological techniques to investigate patients suffering from chronic kidney disease].
abstract: Radiological investigations using gadolinium or intravenous iodinated contrast products are used cautiously in patients suffering from chronic kidney disease because of their risk of acute kidney injury and systemic nephrogenic fibrosis. In this article, we review several radiological alternatives that can be useful to obtain renal anatomical and/or functional information in this patient population. The basic principles, indications, and advantages and limitations of Doppler ultrasound with measurement of the resistance index, contrast-enhanced ultrasound, and a technique called BOLD-MRI (blood-oxygenation level dependent-MRI) are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service de néphrologie, CHUV, Lausanne. menno.pruijm@chuv.ch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pruijm
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ponte
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hofmann
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vogt
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Eisenberger
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Meuwly
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burnier
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler