Noninvasive assessment of regional ventilation in the human lung using oxygen-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging

Nature Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1236-1239

  Edelman, Robert R ^a   Hatabu, Hiroto ^a   Tadamura, Eiji ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Prasad, Potthumarthi V ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMPHYSEMA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HUMANS; LUNG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OXYGEN; PULMONARY VENTILATION;

EID: 0029907856     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nm1196-1236     Document Type: Article

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