Monitoring and synchronization of cardiac and respiratory traces in magnetic resonance imaging: a review

M Ladrova, R Martinek, J Nedoma… - IEEE Reviews in …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Synchronization of human vital signs, namely the cardiac cycle and respiratory excursions,
is necessary during magnetic resonance imaging of the cardiovascular system and the …

[HTML][HTML] Quantification of phenotypic variability of lung disease in children with cystic fibrosis

M Stahl, E Steinke, MA Mall - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease has the greatest impact on the morbidity and mortality of
patients suffering from this autosomal-recessive multiorgan disorder. Although CF is a …

Lung Function in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis before and during CFTR-Modulator Therapy Using 3D Ultrashort Echo Time MRI

JF Heidenreich, PJ Kuhl, JP Grunz, R Hendel, C Metz… - Radiology, 2023 - pubs.rsna.org
Background The triple combination of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR)
modulators elexacaftor, tezacaftor, and ivacaftor (hereafter, elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor) …

Performance of spiral UTE-MRI of the lung in post-COVID patients

V Fauveau, A Jacobi, A Bernheim, M Chung… - Magnetic resonance …, 2023 - Elsevier
Patients recovered from COVID-19 may develop long-COVID symptoms in the lung. For this
patient population (post-COVID patients), they may benefit from longitudinal, radiation-free …

Evaluation of image registration algorithms for 3D phase‐resolved functional lung ventilation magnetic resonance imaging in healthy volunteers and chronic …

F Klimeš, A Voskrebenzev, M Gutberlet… - NMR in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of the current study was to assess the influence of the registration algorithms
on the repeatability of three‐dimensional (3D) phase‐resolved functional lung (PREFUL) …

Three-dimensional ultrashort echotime magnetic resonance imaging for combined morphologic and ventilation imaging in pediatric patients with pulmonary disease

S Veldhoen, JF Heidenreich, C Metz… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: Ultrashort echotime (UTE) sequences aim to improve the signal yield in pulmonary
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We demonstrate the initial results of spiral 3 …

[HTML][HTML] Deep learning-based segmentation of the lung in MR-images acquired by a stack-of-spirals trajectory at ultra-short echo-times

AM Weng, JF Heidenreich, C Metz, S Veldhoen… - BMC Medical …, 2021 - Springer
Background Functional lung MRI techniques are usually associated with time-consuming
post-processing, where manual lung segmentation represents the most cumbersome part …

Assessment of Pulmonary Ventilation Using 3D Ventilation Flow Capacity‐weighted and Ventilation‐Weighted Maps From 3D Ultrashort Echo Time (UTE) MRI

S Lee, HY Lee, J Park, H Kim… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Three‐dimensional (3D) ventilation flow capacity‐weighted (VFCW) maps
together with 3D ventilation‐weighted (VW) maps may help to better assess pulmonary …

Reproducibility of non-contrast enhanced multi breath-hold ultrashort echo time functional lung MRI

C Metz, AM Weng, JF Heidenreich, A Slawig… - Magnetic Resonance …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate the intraindividual reproducibility of functional lung imaging using non-
contrast enhanced multi breath-hold 3D-UTE MRI. Methods Ten healthy volunteers …

Comparison of diagnostic quality of 3D ultrashort-echo-time techniques for pulmonary magnetic resonance imaging in free-breathing

C Metz, AM Weng, D Böckle, JF Heidenreich… - Acta …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Ultrashort-echo-time (UTE) sequences have been developed to overcome
technical limitations of pulmonary magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Recently, it has been …