Identifying disease progression in chronic kidney disease using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy

•Chronic Kidney Disease affects a significant portion of the world’s population.•Not all people with chronic kidney disease will progress to kidney failure.•Extent of fibrosis in the kidney is one of the best predictors for progression.•Invasive biopsy is the current gold-standard for assessing kidney fibrosis.•Non-invasive option of nuclear magnetic resonance-based technologies show promise.