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Abstract #1322

The Investigation of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient in Renal Cortex and Medulla During the Cardiac Cycle.

Masahiro Umeda1, Toshihiro Higuchi2, Yuki Mori3, Yoshichika Yoshioka4, Yasuharu Watanabe1, Yuko Kawai1, Tomokazu Murase2, Chuzo Tanaka2

1Medical Informatics, Meiji University of Integrative Medcine, Nanantanshi, Kyoto, Japan; 2Neurosurgery, Meiji University of Integrative Medcine, Nanantanshi, Kyoto, Japan; 3Immunology Frontier Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan; 4Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan


The renal ADCs with high b values (100 - 800 s/mm2) were investigated during the cardiac cycle. The average ADC of the renal medulla was higher than that of cortex ( P < 0.01). However a maximum renal arterial flow occurred at 60 ms after R-wave during the cardiac cycle, the changes of ADC with high b value showed no peak at the same time . The renal ADC with high b values was less influenced by renal blood flow.