… A previous report on the evaluation of subsolid pulmonary nodules using CT showed only a
… these nodules (κ = 0.55), thus putting agreement between UTE-MRI and CT to a similar level …

… Computed tomography (CT)-like images allow the assessment of lung structure with high …
strength (0.55T) MR with high-performance hardware in comparison with a 1.5T scanner with …

… [62] compared lung nodule detection between 0.55 T MRI and CT. In 964 total nodules of
46 patients, MRI had 100% accuracy in detecting nodules of size ≥ 6 mm, 80% (159/200) for …

… MP MRI was primarily developed for use at 1.5 T, but it has also shown promising preliminary
results at low field of 0.55 T where it benefits from the high SNR inherent to a bSSFP-…

… MR) lung imaging allows spatially resolved visualization of oxygen diffusion from the alveoli
into the capillaries of the lungs… a contrast agent in MR imaging of the lung. Use of molecular …

… All pulmonary UTE-MR images were obtained with a 3.0 T MR scanner (Achieva 3.0 T; Philips
… The details of the parameters for the first scan (UTE-MRI A) were: TR 10 msec, TE 0.2, 0.7, …

… has been historically out of the scope of lung imaging because of technical difficulties … lung
MRI has not been reported yet. Moreover, reports have shown that, at a field strength of 0.55 T…

… average ADC values of 0.55 cm 2 /second, an increase of 175% over normal volunteers (10). …
lung imaging community has yet to decide the resolution required for useful lung images. …

… MR ventilation imaging was applicable in patients with lung cancer and pulmonary
emphysema… Detailed correlation between oxygen-enhanced MR ventilation data and pulmonary …

… scan. Scanning parameters are as included in table 1. Higher voxel size and increased slice
thickness were used to improve signal to noise in the 0.55T scanner. … and pulmonary flows. …