Investigation of Hyperpolarized 3He Magnetic Resonance Imaging Utility in Examining Human Airway Diameter Behavior in Asthma Through Comparison with High-Resolution Computed Tomography

Academic Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 799-808

  Tzeng, Yang Sheng ^a,b   Hoffman, Eric ^c   Cook Granroth, Janice ^c   Gereige, Jessica ^a   Mansour, Joey ^a   Washko, George ^a   Cho, Michael ^a   Stepp, Evan ^a   Lutchen, Kenneth ^b   Albert, Mitchell ^a,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

airways; asthma; HRCT; Hyperpolarized 3He MRI

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; HELIUM; ISOTOPE;

ADULT; AIRWAY; AIRWAY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HELIUM NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; ALGORITHM; BRONCHUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TRACHEA;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ASTHMA; BRONCHI; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HELIUM; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ISOTOPES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRACHEA;

EID: 43249121605     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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