Abstract #4008

Comparison of 3D Imaging Sequences for 23Na MRI of in Vivo Kidney at 9.4 T

Raffi Kalayciyan¹, Sabine Neudecker², Norbert Gretz², Lothar R. Schad¹

¹Computer Assisted Clinical Medicine, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany; ²Medical Research Center, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany

Sodium (23Na) MRI is a unique imaging modality giving essential information on cellular level, which may help to understand renal physiology, pathologies, as well as the pharmacological effect of drugs.