Assessment of focal renal ischemia-reperfusion injury in a porcine model using hyperpolarized [1- 13 C]pyruvate MRI.
Uffe KjaergaardNikolaj BøghEsben Søvsø Szocska HansenRasmus Stilling TougaardLotte Bonde BertelsenRolf F SchulteChristoffer LaustsenPublished in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2023)
C]pyruvate in a clinical setup is capable of detecting the acute, subtle, focal metabolic changes following ischemia. This may prove to be a valuable future addition to the renal MRI suite.