The evolution of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been astounding since the early
1980s, and a broad range of applications has emerged. To date, clinical imaging of nuclei …

High contrast in X-ray medical imaging, while maintaining acceptable radiation dose levels
to the patient, has long been a goal. One of the most promising methods is that of K-edge …

Assessment of regional lung perfusion and ventilation has significant clinical value for the
diagnosis and follow‐up of pulmonary diseases. In this work a new method of non‐contrast …

The area of molecular imaging has matured over the past decade and is still growing
rapidly. Many concepts developed for molecular biology and cellular imaging have been …

MRI-based study of 3He gas diffusion in lungs may provide important information on lung
microstructure. Lung acinar airways can be described in terms of cylinders covered with …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity
and mortality worldwide. COPD is defined by irreversible airflow obstruction. It is a …

To evaluate feasibility and diagnostic quality of ultra‐short TR/TE two‐dimensional (2D)
steady state free precession (SSFP) MRI for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. We performed lung …

Purpose: To develop an automated segmentation method to differentiate the ventilated lung
volume on 3He magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Materials and Methods: Computational …

Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography has become the standard of care for the
evaluation of patients with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE). In addition to the direct …

Many lung disease processes are characterized by structural and functional heterogeneity
that is not directly appreciable with traditional physiological measurements. Experimental …