Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging of airways in humans with use of hyperpolarized 3He

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 192-196

  Bachert, Peter ^a   Schad, Lothar R ^a   Bock, Michael ^a   Knopp, Michael V ^a   Ebert, Michael ^b   Großmann, Tino ^b   Heil, Werner ^b   Hofmann, Dirk ^b   Surkau, Reinhard ^b   Otten, Ernst W ^b  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

helium 3; MRI; nuclear spin polarization; pulmonary ventilation

Indexed keywords

INERT GASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTICAL PUMPING; SPIN DYNAMICS; SPIN POLARIZATION; SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS;

FLASH TECHNIQUE; HELIUM-3; LASER OPTICAL PUMPING; NUCLEAR POLARIZATION; NUCLEAR-SPIN POLARIZATION; PULMONARY VENTILATION; THERMAL EQUILIBRIUMS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

HELIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERPOLARIZATION; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLARIZATION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

EID: 9444224977     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910360204     Document Type: Article

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