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Abstract #2946

In Vivo Sodium MR Imaging of Rabbit Kidney using Dual-Tuned RF Coil at 3T

Chan Hong Moon1, Alessandro Furlan1, Jung-Hwan Kim1, Lloydine Jacobs2,3, Tiejun Zhao4, Kyongtae Ty Bae1

1Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; 2Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; 3Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic & Spine Research; 4MR Research Support, Siemens Healthcare, Pittsburgh, PA, United States


We achieved in-vivo high-resolution sodium MR imaging and measured sodium concentrations of rabbit kidneys at 3T human scanner using a high-sensitive dual-tuned RF coil and ultra-short echo time spiral sequence. Non-invasive assessment of alteration of corticomedullary sodium gradient may serve as an early indicator of renal pathology.