title: In vivo magnetic resonance imaging of sodium in the human body.
abstract: Sodium magnetic resonance imaging of the human body in vivo has been tried and its clinical application is considered. A short T2 imaging algorithm with total volume excitation and a specialized RF coil focused to the region of interest have been adopted to improve the signal-to-noise ratio. Using a 1.5-T human body imaging system, several important organs including heart, liver, gallbladder, kidney, and spine have been examined to demonstrate their sodium concentration in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Neurological Institute of New York, Columbia University, New York 10032.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Ra
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Hilal
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: I K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Mun
mesh_terms: D001823:Body Composition; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000032:analysis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000032:analysis; D012964:Sodium / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D012964:Sodium