Hyperpolarized 3He MR lung ventilation imaging in asthmatics: Preliminary findings

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 378-384

  Altes, Talissa A ^a,b   Powers, Patrick L ^a   Knight Scott, Jack ^a   Rakes, Gary ^c   Platts Mills, Thomas A E ^a   De Lange, Eduard E ^a   Alford, Bennett A ^a   Mugler III, John P ^a   Brookeman, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chest; Clinical applications of MR; Contrast agents; Hyperpolarized gas

Indexed keywords

HELIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; ISOTOPE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATATION; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPOLARIZATION; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HELIUM; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ISOTOPES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0034745601     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.1054     Document Type: Article

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