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Abstract #4144

MR GFR Measures Vs MDRD Estimates of Renal Function in Cirrhotics

Marta E. Heilbrun1, Kathryn A. Morton2, Lei Zhang3, Christopher C. Conlin4, Pierre-Hughes Vivier5, Vivian S. Lee

1Radiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States; 2Univ of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States; 3UCAIR, Univ of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States; 4UCAIR, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States; 5Department of Radiology, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France

Low dose MR renography appears to measure renal function well in cirrhotics, and may perform better than the MDRD calculation.

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