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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-11-01
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Series: | Cell Transplantation |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3727/096368914X684060 |