Abstract #2184
Using T2/T2* - contrast to characterize kidney function during a waterload examination: Initial results at 3 Tesla
Florian Lietzmann 1 , Philipp Krmer 1 , and Lothar R. Schad 1
1
Computer Assisted Clinical Medicine,
Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
We present an approach to measure the transversal
relaxation time T2 to characterize kidney function
during a water charge examination. Two healthy
volunteers were included in our pilot study. Every
subject had to undergo a 10h diet without any food or
drink intake prior to the examinations. Data was
acquired via a ROI readout in the calculated T2 maps. In
conclusion, T2-BOLD-MRI is feasible and in contrast to
conventional T2* BOLD-techniques the T2 measurement
produce more consistent and reliable results
characterizing kidney function during a waterload
experiment.
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