title: Structure and regional water content of bovine, porcine, and human lenses examined with proton nuclear magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: A proton nuclear magnetic resonance instrument with a 7-tesla field was used for nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI) to study bovine, porcine, and human lenses. The NMRI images show detailed changes in the water for normal and diseased tissues. The alterations in the nucleus and the cortex in relation to the health of the tissue are clearly illustrated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Macromolecular Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Koenig
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001834:Body Water; D002417:Cattle; D006801:Humans; D007904:Lens Cortex, Crystalline / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D007905:Lens Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D007907:Lens Nucleus, Crystalline / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011522:Protons; D013552:Swine; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D011522:Protons; D014867:Water