Quantitative Mapping of Ocular Oxygenation Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Retinal hypoxia is hypothesized to initiate angiogenesis, a leading cause of blindness in developed countries. Attempts to test this hypothesis suffer from the need to use highly invasive oxygen electrodes. In this communication, noninvasive and quantitative mapping of ocular oxygenation using magnetic resonance imaging is demonstrated for the first time.

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