title: Non-invasive assessment of kidney oxygenation: a role for BOLD MRI.
abstract: Blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) contrast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been applied to investigate kidney oxygenation in human patients. These investigations reflect the progress of radiology from a primarily anatomic discipline to one that provides insight into tissue physiology. In particular, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is non-invasive, uses no ionizing radiation, and provides insight into disease development and tissue physiology.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Prognostic Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-9058, USA. ralph.mason@utsouthwestern.edu
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Mason
mesh_terms: D019069:Cell Respiration; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen