Researchers have developed a method that can change the way we diagnose and treat kidney diseases.
Using an advanced scanner, researchers from Aarhus University, among others, have developed a technology that can detect the earliest changes in the kidney when scar tissue begins to form.
This makes it possible to start treatment earlier and potentially prevent irreversible damage to the kidney. By tracking how pyruvate converts into other substances, doctors can detect early signs of fibrosis before there are visible structural changes that can be captured with standard methods. Fibrogenesis, which the technology measures, is not unique to the kidneys but can also be relevant to other organs, such as the heart in certain types of heart failure.
The studies aim to demonstrate the method's value, including in identifying diabetic patients at high risk of developing kidney disease. "We hope to see the technology become more available so that patients can benefit from a scanner that is more than 20,000 times more sensitive than the conventional scanners we use in hospitals today," says Nikolaj Bøgh.Nikolaj Bøgh, Lotte B. Bertelsen, Camilla W. Rasmussen, Sabrina K. Bech, Anna K. Keller, Mia G. Madsen, Frederik Harving, Thomas H. Thorsen, Ida K. Mieritz, Esben SS. Hansen, Alkwin Wanders, Christoffer Laustsen.
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