The ability to regionally assess lung function and/or microstructure has both scientific and
diagnostic advantages, and yet the lung is notoriously difficult to image. New techniques and …

Hyperpolarized gas magnetic resonance imaging has been explored extensively as a
promising tool for the quantitative evaluation of regional pulmonary pathophysiology. This …

Abstract Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is an attractive modality for imaging the
pulmonary system at relatively high resolution, especially for longitudinal disease …

Lung imaging using conventional 1H MRI presents great challenges because of the low
density of lung tissue, lung motion and very fast lung tissue transverse relaxation (typical T2 …

INTRODUCTION: The clinical lung evaluation methods currently in use fail to provide
regional information to detect the small changes in patient's response to therapeutic …

A variety of imaging techniques have been utilized to study and further understand the
pulmonary system over the past few decades. Researchers have refined and optimized …

Traditional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses the NMR signal from protons to obtain
images in the human body. The technique enables detailed imaging of brain and soft tissue …

Lung imaging has traditionally relied on x‐ray methods, since proton MRI is limited to some
extent by low proton density in the lung parenchyma and static field inhomogeneities in the …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using hyperpolarized 3helium (He) gas as the source of
signal provides new physiological insights into the structure–function relationships of the …

Abstracts Unlike any other organ, imaging of lungs with magnetic resonance faces unique
challenges owing to the complex microstructure and presence of gas-tissue interfaces. With …