MR Imaging Monitoring of Iron-Labeled Pancreatic Islets in a Small Series of Patients: Islet Fate in Successful, Unsuccessful, and Autotransplantation

Islet transplantation is one of the most promising and effective therapies for restoring normoglycemia in type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients, but islet engraftment is one of the main obstacles hampering long-term success. Monitoring graft loss, caused either by immunological or nonimmunological events,...

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Main Authors: Maria Luisa Malosio Ph.D., Antonio Esposito, Cristina Brigatti, Anna Palmisano, Lorenzo Piemonti, Rita Nano, Paola Maffi, Francesco De Cobelli, Alessandro Del Maschio, Antonio Secchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-11-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/096368914X684060