Non-invasive assessment of tissue sodium content in patients with primary adrenal insufficiency.

Irina ChifuAndreas Max WengStephanie Burger-StrittThorsten Alexander BleyMartin ChristaHerbert KöstlerStefanie Hahner

Published in: European journal of endocrinology (2022)

23Na-MRI provides an additional insight into sodium homeostasis, and thus the quality of replacement therapy in PAI, as tissue sodium significantly changes once therapy is initiated. The increased tissue sodium in patients with chronic PAI might be an indication of over-replacement.

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