SUN-243 ESTIMATION OF THE TOTAL NEPHRON NUMBER IN HUMANS COMBINING UNENHANCED COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND A BIOPSY-BASED METHOD

Methods for estimating the individual total nephron number in the clinical setting may be useful for predicting the progression of renal diseases. In recent years, simple methods have been proposed for estimating the total nephron number by the combined use of enhanced computed tomography (CT) and a renal biopsy in living kidney donors. However, renal disease patients are often not suitable candidates for intravenous contrast media...