Magnetic Resonance in Nephrourology Clinical and Experimental Applications [Paperback]

The purpose of this book is to provide some basic information regarding the fundamentals of magnetic resonance (MR) for all those who are less familiar with the technique and interested in MR spectroscopy and its possible applications in research and clinical practice. It will stimulate the reader to look more closely at the various topics covered by the contributors to this volume: tumor cell metabolism, kidney function, organ viability. Finally, several applications of high-field spectroscopy and imaging are illustrated. The book focusses on proven and possible clinical applications of MR in nephrourology: renal cell carcinoma, metabolic investigation of the kidney and pretransplant assessment of organ viability. The examples are thoroughly discussed and abundantly illustrated. The reader will benefit from this book by receiving a review of research and clinical aspects of MR simultaneously.Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Tumor Cell Metabolism.- to Magnetic Resonance and Its Possible Applications in Nephrourology: High-Field Spectroscopic Characterization of Renal Cell Carcinoma.- 31P Magnetic Resonance Studies of Cytokine-Induced Alterations in Tumor Cells Transplanted into Syngeneic Mice.- 13C and 1H Magnetic Resonance Studies of Normal and Neoplastic Brain Cells.- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Evaluation of the Effects of High-Energy Shock Waves Administered to a Human Kidney Cancer Xenograft.- Magnetic Resonance and Kidney Function.- 31P and 1H Magnetic Resonance of the Kidney: From Experiments in Animals to Applications in Humans.- In Vivo 19F MR Spectroscopy in the Study of Organic Acid Excretion by the Rat Kidney.- Magnetic Resonance Evaluation of Experimental Renal Vein Thrombosis.- Magnetic Resonance and Organ Viability.- The Role of Magnetic Resonance in Cryopreservation of Tissues.- Image-Guided Volume-Selective Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Relaxometry: Application to the Porcine Kidney Perfused with Perfluorocarbons.- Diffusion Magnetic RlóA