Value of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) in the Assessment of Renal Insufficiency in Diabetic Patients

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BACKGROUND: diabetic nephropathy is being recognized as a worldwide public problem with high cost and poor outcomes, there is increase in the incidence and prevalence of renal failure all over the world. Functional renal imaging methods such as diffusion- weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWMRI), has been shown to be a promising technique in the evaluation of renal function