Detection of Acute Tubular Necrosis Using Blood Oxygenation Level-Dependent (BOLD) MRI

Background/Aims: To date, there is no imaging technique to assess tubular function in vivo. Blood oxygen level-dependent magnetic resonance imaging (BOLD MRI) measures tissue oxygenation based on the transverse relaxation rate (R2*). The present study investigates whether BOLD MRI can assess tubular...

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Main Authors: Frederic Bauer, Jan Wald, Felix Jan  Bauer, Lisa Maria Dahlkamp, Felix S. Seibert, Nikolaos Pagonas, Egbert Gedat, Nina Babel, Walter Zidek, Christian von Bodman, Joachim Noldus, Dieter Liermann, Timm H.  Westhoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2017-12-01
Series:Kidney & Blood Pressure Research
Subjects:
MRI
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/485600