Direct Measurement of Lung Motion Using Hyperpolarized Helium-3 MR Tagging

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 650-653

  Cai, Jing ^a   Miller, G Wilson ^a   Altes, Talissa A ^a,c   Read, Paul W ^a   Benedict, Stanley H ^a   de Lange, Eduard E ^a   Cates, Gordon D ^b   Brookeman, James R ^a   Mugler III, John P ^a   Sheng, Ke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deformable registration; Hyperpolarized helium 3; Lung motion; MR tagging

Indexed keywords

HELIUM; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; NITROGEN; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

DEFORMABLE REGISTRATION; LUNG MOTION; MOTION PATTERNS; PULMONARY BIOMECHANICS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

HELIUM; NITROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INHALATION; LUNG MECHANICS; MALE; MOTION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HELIUM; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ISOTOPES; LUNG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOVEMENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34249293017     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.02.011     Document Type: Article

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