Non-invasive Beta-cell Imaging: Visualization, Quantification, and Beyond

Pancreatic beta (β)-cell dysfunction and reduced mass play a central role in the development and progression of diabetes mellitus. Conventional histological β-cell mass (BCM) analysis is invasive and limited to cross-sectional observations in a restricted sampling area. However, the non-invasive eva...

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Main Authors: Takaaki Murakami, Hiroyuki Fujimoto, Nobuya Inagaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2021.714348/full