Abstract #4018
Sodium quantification of transplanted kidney using dual-tuned proton/sodium MRI
Chan Hong Moon 1 , Alessandro Furlan 2 , Jung-Hwan Kim 2 , Tiejun Zhao 3 , Ron Shapiro 4 , and Kyongtae Ty Bae 2
1
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA,
United States,
2
University
of Pittsburgh, PA, United States,
3
Siemens
Medical Solutions, PA, United States,
4
Thomas
E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, PA, United States
We developed and evaluated the dual-tuned proton/sodium
MRI technique of the kidney. The new technique was
applied to sodium quantification to access the renal
function in transplanted kidney. The renal sodium
concentration and cortico-medullary sodium concentration
of transplanted kidneys were lower than those of the
healthy native kidneys.
This abstract and the presentation materials are available to members only;
a login is required.
Join Here
