Current PET/MRI imaging of healthy and damaged mouse kidneys using the dual contrast agent [18F][Gd(FL1)]. (IMAGE)

Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IOCB Prague)

Current PET/MRI imaging of healthy and damaged mouse kidneys using the dual contrast agent [18F][Gd(FL1)].

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Current PET/MRI imaging of healthy and damaged mouse kidneys using the dual contrast agent [18F][Gd(FL1)]. The imaging provides consistent signals from both PET and MRI. In healthy kidneys, the center of the kidneys appears dark in the MRI image and very bright in the PET image, indicating normal excretion of the contrast agent. The onset of impaired function in one kidney is indicated by the accumulation of the contrast agent and its slow excretion. Precise mapping of MRI and PET data ensures detailed morphological and quantitative analysis of kidney impairment.

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