Fluctuation of R2* values in blood oxygenation level-dependent MRI during acute and remission phases of IgA vasculitis with nephritis in children.
Tomohiko NishinoKazuhiro TakahashiSayaka OnoMasakazu MimakiPublished in: Japanese journal of radiology (2022)
The fluctuation in R2* values observed during different phases of IgAVN indicates that BOLD MRI may be used to assess disease activity. Therefore, we propose BOLD MRI with low-dose oxygen administration as a noninvasive method to evaluate the activity of glomerulonephritis.
Keyphrases
- disease activity
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance imaging
- rheumatoid arthritis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- low dose
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- diffusion weighted imaging
- ankylosing spondylitis
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- young adults
- resting state
- liver failure
- computed tomography
- high dose
- respiratory failure
- acute respiratory distress syndrome