… comments on their homogeneity/heterogeneity have remained … with HP 3 He MRI to
quantitatively map ventilation (10), while … ventilation and its heterogeneity using HP 3 He MRI in a …

… hyperpolarized helium-3 MRI (HP 3 He-MRI) have introduced the ability to render and quantify
ventilation … The goal of this study was to establish how ventilation heterogeneity relates to …

… with 3 He MRI for insight into ventilation heterogeneity. Washout of 3 He is tracked via the
global FID signal of the hyperpolarized gas in the lungs. Complete 3D sets of static ventilation …

… ventilation. The scanning procedure and postprocessing allow us to estimate the regional
distribution of hyperpolarized 3 … methods in terms of quantifying ventilation heterogeneity (32). …

… the term ventilation heterogeneity (VH) is used to describe reduced gas mixing efficiency
due to narrowing or blockage of the conducting and small (<2 mm diameter) airways, causing …

… 129 Xe MRI scans such that the underlying ventilation distribution and its heterogeneity can
be … Quantitative 129 Xe MRI also revealed altered ventilation heterogeneity in response to …

… information about the homogeneity of ventilation within the … ventilation. We present an
automated algorithmic pipeline for ventilation-based partitioning of the lungs in hyperpolarized 3 …

… is thought to reflect ventilation heterogeneity. We acquired MRI ventilation defect maps, forced
… airway model to explore the relationship of ventilation defect percent (VDP) with simulated …

… patterns of ventilation heterogeneity in asthma. In a large asthma cohort, the ventilation
distribution … ventilation distribution in asthma with HP gas MRI reveals severity-related regional …

… magnetic resonance imaging of signal build-up resulting from multiple wash-ins of a
hyperpolarized (… Here, we used normoxic HP 3 He and 129 Xe mixtures to study regional …