The variability of regional airflow obstruction within the lungs of patients with asthma: Assessment with hyperpolarized helium-3 magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1072-1078

  de Lange, Eduard E ^a   Altes, Talissa A ^a   Patrie, James T ^b   Parmar, Jaywant ^a   Brookeman, James R ^a   Mugler III, John P ^a   Platts Mills, Thomas A E ^c  

^a Departments of Radiology   (United States)

^b Health Evaluation Sciences ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Airflow obstruction; airway; asthma; bronchial activity; hyperpolarized gases; hyperpolarized helium 3; lung diseases; magnetic resonance imaging; MRI; pulmonary function; spirometry; ventilation; ventilation defect

Indexed keywords

HELIUM; HELIUM 3; METHACHOLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG VENTILATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; FEMALE; HELIUM; HUMANS; LUNG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 34247593921     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.12.659     Document Type: Article

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