MRI in diabetes: first results.
OBJECTIVE
This article will highlight the latest accomplishments in the area of MRI of diabetes including imaging of beta cell mass, imaging of autoimmune attack in type 1 diabetes, imaging of islet vasculature, and imaging of islet transplantation.


CONCLUSIONS
Diabetes is a devastating disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Noninvasive imaging could greatly aid in the diagnosis, staging, and treatment efficiency of this disease.
Medarova
Zdravka
Z
Molecular Imaging Laboratory, MGH/MIT/HMS Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Bldg. 75, 13th St., Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
Moore
Anna
A
D000818:Animals; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D050417:Insulin-Secreting Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D051379:Mice