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KMID : 0858520130170010019
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Journal of the Korean Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
2013 Volume.17 No. 1 p.19 ~ p.25
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Evaluation of Renal Oxygenation in Normal Korean Volunteers Using 3.0 T Blood Oxygen Level-Dependent MRI
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Hwang Sung-Il
Lee Hak-Jong
Chin Ho-Jun
Chae Dong-Wan
Na Ki-Young
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Abstract
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Purpose: Renal blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) MRI has been used in the evaluation of renal oxygenation. We tried to provide the normal R2* value of the human kidney with 3.0 T, and evaluated the differences in R2* values according to gender and location.
Materials and Methods: Twenty-four healthy volunteers underwent BOLD MRI at 3.0 T. Multi gradient echo-echo planar imaging sequence with seventeen echoes was used. After generation of the T2* map, the R2* was calculated. The statistical differences in R2* values between the cortex and medulla, males and females, and the right and left kidney were analyzed. The regional differences of R2* within the both kidneys were evaluated respectively.
Results: BOLD MRI was successful in all participants. No gross artifact interfered with R2* measurement. The mean R2* at 3.0 T was 17.1 ± 2.60 s-1 in the cortex and 27.7 ± 4.83 s-1 in the medulla (p < 0.001). The R2* value in the medulla was significantly higher in the male than female volunteers (p = 0.025). There were no statistical differences of R2* according to the side and location in the kidney (p = 0.197).
Conclusion: Renal BOLD MRI can be efficiently performed with 3.0 T MRI. Renal medullary hypoxia is present in normal volunteers. Our results may be used as reference values in the evaluation of pathologic conditions using BOLD MRI.
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KEYWORD
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Blood oxygen level-dependent MRI, Kidney, Normal
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