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SUBMITTER: Wang F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4882276 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Feng F Kopylov David D Zu Zhongliang Z Takahashi Keiko K Wang Suwan S Quarles C Chad CC Gore John C JC Harris Raymond C RC Takahashi Takamune T
Magnetic resonance in medicine 20151126 5
<h4>Purpose</h4>Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is the leading cause of renal failure; however, current clinical tests are insufficient for assessing this disease. DN is associated with changes in renal metabolites, so we evaluated the utility of chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) imaging to detect changes characteristic of this disease.<h4>Methods</h4>Sensitivity of CEST imaging at 7 Tesla to DN was evaluated by imaging diabetic mice [db/db, db/db endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS)-/- ...[more]