Fluid volume and hemodynamic management in hemodialysis patients is an essential
component of dialysis adequacy. Restoring salt and water homeostasis in hemodialysis …

Space medicine and new technology such as magnetic resonance imaging of tissue sodium
stores (23 NaMRI) have changed our understanding of human sodium homeostasis and …

Functional renal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has seen a number of recent advances,
and techniques are now available that can generate quantitative imaging biomarkers with …

In this study, sodium concentration in the dermis layer is imaged by the square wave open
electrical impedance tomography (SW-oEIT) with spatial voltage thresholding (SVT). The …

Kidney diseases can be caused by a wide range of genetic, hemodynamic, toxic, infectious,
and autoimmune factors. The diagnosis of kidney disease usually involves the biochemical …

Purpose Cardiorenal syndrome describes disorders of the heart and the kidneys in which a
dysfunction of 1 organ induces a dysfunction in the other. This work describes the design …

New physiologic findings related to sodium homeostasis and pathophysiologic associations
require a new vision for sodium, fluid and blood pressure management in dialysis …

Purpose To quantify the reliability and agreement of sodium (23 Na) MRI in calf muscle and
skin of healthy subjects and to measure the smallest real difference (SRD) in each. Subjects …

Excess sodium is a major modifiable contributor to hypertension and cardiovascular risk.
Knowledge of sodium storage and metabolism has derived mainly from indirect …

The conventional methods for assessing kidney function, such as glomerular filtration rate
and microalbuminuria, provide only partial insight into kidney function. Multi-parametric and …