In vivo NMR of hyperpolarized 3He in the human lung at very low magnetic fields

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 122-132

  Bidinosti, Christopher P ^a,b   Choukeife, Jamal ^a   Nacher, Pierre Jean ^a   Tastevin, Geneviève ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE KASTLER BROSSEL   (France)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ADC; Diffusion; Hyperpolarised helium; Lung imaging

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DIFFUSION; HELIUM; MAGNETIC FIELDS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

HUMAN LUNGS;

NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; HELIUM; ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LUNG; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY;

HELIUM; HUMANS; ISOTOPES; LUNG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0043211082     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-7807(02)00198-2     Document Type: Article

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