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9038058

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-4-8
pubmed:abstractText
We examined the usefulness of the spiral intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) sequence in measuring the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of the kidneys. Five volunteers and five patients with chronic renal failure underwent diffusion-sensitive magnetic resonance imaging of the kidneys with the spiral IVIM sequence. The ADC values in patients with chronic renal failure were significantly lower than those in the renal cortex of volunteers. The mean value of ADC in patients with chronic renal failure was lower than that in volunteers, although there was no statistically significant difference. In volunteers, the ADC of the renal cortex was significantly higher than that of the renal medulla. The phantom study indicated that the accuracy of ADC depended on the signal to noise ratio. A spiral IVIM sequence with a high enough signal to noise ratio may be useful in evaluating renal function especially that of the cortex.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0048-0428
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
57
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
19-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-7-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
[Preliminary evaluation of the apparent diffusion coefficient of the kidney with a spiral IVIM sequence].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Osaka University Medical School.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract