Ultra‐short echo‐time pulmonary MRI: Evaluation and reproducibility in COPD subjects with and without bronchiectasis

W Ma, K Sheikh, S Svenningsen, D Pike… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background To evaluate ultra‐short‐echo‐time (UTE) MRI pulmonary signal‐intensity
measurements and reproducibility in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

Morphological and quantitative evaluation of emphysema in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: A comparative study of MRI with CT

DJ Roach, Y Crémillieux, SD Serai… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To further validate the ability of ultrashort echo‐time (UTE) magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) in quantifying lung density in patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive …

Automated volumetric quantification of emphysema severity by using ultrashort echo time MRI: validation in participants with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

I Benlala, P Berger, PO Girodet, C Dromer, J Macey… - Radiology, 2019 - pubs.rsna.org
Background The validity of three-dimensional (3D) ultrashort echo time (UTE) MRI for the
assessment of emphysema in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

Pulmonary high‐resolution ultrashort TE MR imaging: Comparison with thin‐section standard‐and low‐dose computed tomography for the assessment of pulmonary …

Y Ohno, H Koyama, T Yoshikawa, S Seki… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background To determine the accuracy of pulmonary MR imaging with ultrashort echo time
(UTE) for lung and mediastinum assessments using computed tomography (CT) as the …

Three‐dimensional assessment of lung tissue density using a clinical ultrashort echo time at 3 tesla: a feasibility study in healthy subjects

M Lederlin, Y Crémillieux - Journal of Magnetic Resonance …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To implement and assess the performance of three‐dimensional (3D) ultra‐short
echo (UTE) time for evaluating lung tissue density changes induced by gravity dependence …

Structure-function imaging of lung disease using ultrashort echo time MRI

L Torres, J Kammerman, AD Hahn, W Zha, SK Nagle… - Academic radiology, 2019 - Elsevier
Rationale and Objectives: The purpose of this review is to acquaint the reader with recent
advances in ultrashort echo time (UTE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lung and …

Pulmonary ventilation imaging in asthma and cystic fibrosis using oxygen‐enhanced 3D radial ultrashort echo time MRI

W Zha, SJ Kruger, KM Johnson… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background A previous study demonstrated the feasibility of using 3D radial ultrashort echo
time (UTE) oxygen‐enhanced MRI (UTE OE‐MRI) for functional imaging of healthy human …

Ultrashort echo time (UTE) MRI of the lung: assessment of tissue density in the lung parenchyma

O Togao, R Tsuji, Y Ohno, I Dimitrov… - Magnetic resonance …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Nonuniform disruption of lung architecture is usually assessed by CT, which carries potential
radiation risk. Here we report our use of a three‐dimensional ultrashort echo time MR …

Ultrashort echo time MRI biomarkers of asthma

K Sheikh, F Guo, DPI Capaldi… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To develop and assess ultrashort echo‐time (UTE) magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) biomarkers of lung function in asthma patients. Materials and Methods Thirty …

Correlation of lung parenchymal MR signal intensity with pulmonary function tests and quantitative computed tomography (CT) evaluation: a pilot study

T Iwasawa, H Takahashi, T Ogura… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To evaluate the effect of ventilatory impairment on MR signal intensity of the lung
parenchyma. Materials and Methods Subjects were five normal volunteers (age= 30±7.9 …