A New Approach Using Manganese-Enhanced MRI to Diagnose Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in a Rabbit Model: Initial Experience

Figure 3

Example of post-Mn²⁺ infusion -weighted image and map for a sham-operated rabbit (a and c) and AMI model (b and d). The small intestinal wall of AMI model showed a longer relaxation time than that of sham-operated animal. Significant decreasing of values can be seen in the small intestinal wall of sham-operated group compared with AMI groups.

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