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Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of the Kidneys

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Renovascular and Renal Parenchymatous Hypertension

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Abstract

The phenomenon of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) makes it possible to acquire cross-sectional images of the body and this method, termed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), has been in clinical use since the mid-1980s. Furthermore, the NMR phenomenon can be used to quantitatively determine metabolites in various regions of the body (magnetic resonance spectroscopy, MRS). MRI distinguishes itself from computed tomography (CT) by a superior soft tissue contrast as well as the possibility of direct multiplanar image acquisition. A disadvantage is the relatively long examination time of conventional (spin echo) MRI of 3–15 min compared to the acquisition of a CT section in 1–2 s and thus a higher susceptibility to motion artifacts.

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  1. Departement Innere Medizin, Kantonsspital Basel Petersgraben 4, CH-4031, Basel, Switzerland

    Thomas F. Lüscher

  2. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, 75 235-8899, Dallas, TX, USA

    Norman Meyer Kaplan

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Duewell, S., von Schulthess, G.K. (1992). Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of the Kidneys. In: Lüscher, T.F., Kaplan, N.M. (eds) Renovascular and Renal Parenchymatous Hypertension. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61239-8_21

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