In vivo lung morphometry with hyperpolarized 3He diffusion MRI: Theoretical background

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 200-210

  Sukstanskii, A L ^a   Yablonskiy, D A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient; Diffusion MRI; Hyperpolarized gas; Lung airways

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DIFFUSION; GEOMETRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICROSTRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; LUNG ACINAR AIRWAYS;

HELIUM;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; HELIUM;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; LUNG; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PATHOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HELIUM; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUNG; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA;

EID: 38149014668     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2007.10.015     Document Type: Article

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