Since the lung receives the entire cardiac output, sophisticated imaging techniques are not
required in order to measure total organ perfusion. However, for many years studying lung …

This review presents an overview of some recent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
techniques for measuring aspects of local physiology in the lung. MRI is noninvasive …

This demonstrates a MR imaging method to measure the spatial distribution of pulmonary
blood flow in healthy subjects during normoxia (inspired O2, fraction (FIO2)= 0.21) hypoxia …

The field of proton lung MRI is advancing on a variety of fronts. In the realm of functional
imaging, it is now possible to use arterial spin labeling (ASL) and oxygen‐enhanced …

Recent advances in magnetic resonance pulmonary perfusion imaging are reviewed,
focusing on magnetic resonance perfusion imaging using gadolinium contrasts agents or …

Since many pulmonary diseases present with a variable regional involvement, modalities for
assessment of regional lung function gained increasing attention over the last years …

Beyond being a substitute for X-ray, computed tomography, and scintigraphy, magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) inherently combines morphologic and functional information more …

Purpose: To evaluate the performance of lung perfusion imaging using two‐dimensional
(2D) first pass perfusion MRI and a quantitation program based on model‐independent …

“Lung perfusion” in the context of imaging conventionally refers to the delivery of blood to the
pulmonary capillary bed through the pulmonary arteries originating from the right ventricle …

We have developed a novel functional proton magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique
to measure regional ventilation-perfusion (V̇A/Q̇) ratio in the lung. We conducted a …