Zhen Jane Wang1, Rahi Kumar1,
Benjamin M. Yeh1, Suchandrima Banerjee2, Chi-yuan Hsu3
1Department of Radiology and Biomedical
Engineering, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA,
United States; 2Global Applied Science Laboratory, GE Healthcare,
Menlo Park, CA, United States; 3Department of Medicine, Division
of Nephrology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA,
United States
The
preliminary data showed decreased medullary R2* values (corresponding to
increased oxygen bioavailability) in patients with diabetic kidney disease
compared to healthy volunteers; and the decrease in medullary R2* values
appeared to be related to the degree of kidney disease.