Pulmonary magnetic resonance imaging for airway diseases

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 301-316

  Ohno, Yoshiharu ^a   Koyama, Hisanobu ^a   Yoshikawa, Takeshi ^a   Nishio, Mizuho ^a   Matsumoto, Sumiaki ^a   Iwasawa, Tae ^b   Sugimura, Kazuro ^b  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kanagawa Cardiovascuiar and Respiratory Center ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Airway disease; lung; magnetic resonance; perfusion; pulmonary function; ventilation

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG VENTILATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80054919904     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: 15360237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e3182242925     Document Type: Review

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