Hyperpolarized gas MR imaging of the lung: Current status as a research tool

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 181-188

  Matsuoka, Shin ^a   Patz, Samuel ^a   Albert, Mitchell S ^b   Sun, Yanping ^b   Rizi, Rahim R ^c   Gefter, Warren B ^c   Hatabu, Hiroto ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Function; Helium; Hyperpolarized; Lung; Magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

HELIUM; HELIUM 3; OXYGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XENON; XENON 129;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPOLARIZED GAS MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; IMAGING AND DISPLAY; LUNG; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG DIFFUSION; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG STRUCTURE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OXYGEN TENSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

HELIUM; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; XENON;

EID: 69549084880     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e3181b32bec     Document Type: Conference Paper

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