Radiotherapy remains the cornerstone of curative treatment for inoperable locally advanced
lung cancer, given concomitantly with platinum-based chemotherapy. With poor overall …

A collaboration of multidisciplinary experts on the functional evaluation of lung cancer
patients has been facilitated by the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the European …

Numerous imaging techniques permit evaluation of regional pulmonary function. Contrast-
enhanced CT methods now allow assessment of vasculature and lung perfusion …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to prospectively compare the utility of dynamic
contrast-enhanced perfusion MRI in the prediction of postoperative lung function in patients …

PURPOSE: To evaluate partially parallel three-dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance (MR)
imaging for assessment of regional lung perfusion in healthy volunteers and patients …

MRI has superior soft-tissue definition compared with existing imaging modalities in
radiation oncology; this has the added benefit of functional as well as anatomical imaging …

Rationale and Objectives: The effect of breathholding on pulmonary perfusion remains
largely unknown. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of inspiratory and expiratory …

Since MR imaging was introduced for the assessment of thoracic and lung diseases, various
limitations, mostly related to the relatively low proton density of lung parenchyma, the …

Objective: To assess the feasibility of partially parallel MRI for the assessment of lung
perfusion. Methods: Two healthy volunteers and 14 patients were examined with a contrast …

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare predictive capabilities for
postoperative lung function in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients of the state-of …