Mid-term repeatability of sodium levels in skeletal tissue at 3T

摘要

Due to its sensitivity to tissue viability and body's homeostasis, ~(23)Na MRI could provide quantitative biomarkers to track pathological changes and response to treatment. The most frequently proposed biomarkers are the total sodium tissue content (TSC) followed by inversion recovery sequences (IR) that suppress the ~(23)Na signal from the fluid environments [1-3].