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Although MRI provides excellent 3D resolution and contrast, these systems are expensive to operate, have long acquisition times, and, consequently, are not heavily used in preclinical PKD research. In this study, a new imaging instrument, based on robotic ultrasound (US), was evaluated as a complementary approach for assessing PKD in rodent models. The objective was to determine the extent to which TKV measurements on the robotic US scanner correlated with both\n in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n and\n ex vivo<\/jats:italic>\n reference standards (MRI and Vernier calipers, respectively). A cross-sectional study design was implemented that included both PKD-affected mice and healthy wild types, spanning sex and age for a wide range of kidney volumes. It was found that US-derived TKV measurements and kidney lengths were strongly associated with both\n in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n MRI and\n ex vivo<\/jats:italic>\n Vernier caliper measurements (\n R<\/jats:italic>\n 2<\/jats:sup>\n =0.94 and 0.90, respectively). In addition to measuring TKV, renal vascular density was assessed using acoustic angiography (AA), a novel contrast-enhanced US methodology. AA image intensity, indicative of volumetric vascularity, was seen to have a strong negative correlation with TKV (\n R<\/jats:italic>\n 2<\/jats:sup>\n =0.82), suggesting impaired renal vascular function in mice with larger kidneys. These studies demonstrate that robotic US can provide a rapid and accurate approach for noninvasively evaluating PKD in rodent models.\n <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.34067\/kid.0003912020","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,8,18]],"date-time":"2020-08-18T17:55:15Z","timestamp":1597773315000},"page":"1128-1136","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Assessing Polycystic Kidney Disease in Rodents: Comparison of Robotic 3D Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging"],"prefix":"10.34067","volume":"1","author":[{"given":"Nathan J.","family":"Beaumont","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"SonoVol, Inc., Durham, North Carolina"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Heather L.","family":"Holmes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Adriana 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