OBJECTIVES: To compare sodium ((23)Na) characteristics between native and transplanted kidneys using dual-tuned proton ((1)H)/sodium MRI. METHODS: Six healthy volunteers and six renal transplant patients (3 normal function, 3 acute allograft rejection) were included. Proton/sodium MRI was obtained at 3 T using a dual-tuned coil. Signal to noise ratio (SNR), sodium concentration ([(23)Na]) and cortico-medullary sodium gradient (CMSG) were measured. Reproducibility of [(23)Na] measurement was also tested. SNR, [(23)Na] and CMSG of the native and transplanted kidneys were compared. RESULTS: Proton and sodium images of kidneys were successfully acquired. SNR and [(23)Na] measurements of the native kidneys were reproducible at two different sessions. [(23)Na] and CMSG of the transplanted kidneys was significantly lower than those of the native kidneys: 153.5 ± 11.9 vs. 192.9 ± 9.6 mM (P = 0.002) and 8.9 ± 1.5 vs. 10.5 ± 0.9 mM/mm (P = 0.041), respectively. [(23)Na] and CMSG of the transplanted kidneys with normal function vs. acute rejection were not statistically different. CONCLUSIONS: Sodium quantification of kidneys was reliably performed using proton/sodium MRI. [(23)Na] and CMSG of the transplanted kidneys were lower than those of the native kidneys, but without a statistically significant difference between patients with or without renal allograft rejection. KEY POINTS: Dual-tuned proton/sodium RF coil enables co-registered proton and sodium MRI. Structural and sodium biochemical property can be acquired by dual-tuned proton/sodium MRI. Sodium and sodium gradient of kidneys can be measured by dual-tuned MRI. Sodium concentration was lower in transplanted kidneys than in native kidneys. Sodium gradient of transplanted kidneys was lower than for native kidneys.
OBJECTIVES: To compare sodium ((23)Na) characteristics between native and transplanted kidneys using dual-tuned proton ((1)H)/sodium MRI. METHODS: Six healthy volunteers and six renal transplant patients (3 normal function, 3 acute allograft rejection) were included. Proton/sodium MRI was obtained at 3 T using a dual-tuned coil. Signal to noise ratio (SNR), sodium concentration ([(23)Na]) and cortico-medullary sodium gradient (CMSG) were measured. Reproducibility of [(23)Na] measurement was also tested. SNR, [(23)Na] and CMSG of the native and transplanted kidneys were compared. RESULTS: Proton and sodium images of kidneys were successfully acquired. SNR and [(23)Na] measurements of the native kidneys were reproducible at two different sessions. [(23)Na] and CMSG of the transplanted kidneys was significantly lower than those of the native kidneys: 153.5 ± 11.9 vs. 192.9 ± 9.6 mM (P = 0.002) and 8.9 ± 1.5 vs. 10.5 ± 0.9 mM/mm (P = 0.041), respectively. [(23)Na] and CMSG of the transplanted kidneys with normal function vs. acute rejection were not statistically different. CONCLUSIONS:Sodium quantification of kidneys was reliably performed using proton/sodium MRI. [(23)Na] and CMSG of the transplanted kidneys were lower than those of the native kidneys, but without a statistically significant difference between patients with or without renal allograft rejection. KEY POINTS: Dual-tuned proton/sodium RF coil enables co-registered proton and sodium MRI. Structural and sodium biochemical property can be acquired by dual-tuned proton/sodium MRI. Sodium and sodium gradient of kidneys can be measured by dual-tuned MRI. Sodium concentration was lower in transplanted kidneys than in native kidneys. Sodium gradient of transplanted kidneys was lower than for native kidneys.
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