Functional image-guided radiotherapy planning for normal lung avoidance
For patients with lung cancer undergoing curative intent radiotherapy, functional lung
imaging can be incorporated into treatment planning to modify the dose distribution within …
imaging can be incorporated into treatment planning to modify the dose distribution within …
Functional imaging for assessing regional lung ventilation in preclinical and clinical research
D Karmali, M Sowho, S Bose, J Pearce… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Dynamic heterogeneity in lung ventilation is an important measure of pulmonary function
and may be characteristic of early pulmonary disease. While standard indices like …
and may be characteristic of early pulmonary disease. While standard indices like …
The VAMPIRE challenge: a multi‐institutional validation study of CT ventilation imaging
Purpose CT ventilation imaging (CTVI) is being used to achieve functional avoidance lung
cancer radiation therapy in three clinical trials (NCT02528942, NCT02308709 …
cancer radiation therapy in three clinical trials (NCT02528942, NCT02308709 …
Using hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI to quantify the pulmonary ventilation distribution
Rationale and Objectives Ventilation heterogeneity is impossible to detect with spirometry.
Alternatively, pulmonary ventilation can be imaged three-dimensionally using inhaled 129 …
Alternatively, pulmonary ventilation can be imaged three-dimensionally using inhaled 129 …
Validating and improving CT ventilation imaging by correlating with ventilation 4D‐PET/CT using 68Ga‐labeled nanoparticles
Purpose: CT ventilation imaging is a novel functional lung imaging modality based on
deformable image registration. The authors present the first validation study of CT ventilation …
deformable image registration. The authors present the first validation study of CT ventilation …
4D CT lung ventilation images are affected by the 4D CT sorting method
T Yamamoto, S Kabus, C Lorenz, E Johnston… - Medical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Four‐dimensional (4D) computed tomography (CT) ventilation imaging is a novel
promising technique for lung functional imaging. The current standard 4D CT technique …
promising technique for lung functional imaging. The current standard 4D CT technique …
Imaging the injured lung: mechanisms of action and clinical use
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) consists of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure
characterized by massive and heterogeneously distributed loss of lung aeration caused by …
characterized by massive and heterogeneously distributed loss of lung aeration caused by …
Validating the distribution of specific ventilation in healthy humans measured using proton MR imaging
RC Sá, AK Asadi, RJ Theilmann… - Journal of Applied …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
Specific ventilation imaging (SVI) uses proton MRI to quantitatively map the distribution of
specific ventilation (SV) in the human lung, using inhaled oxygen as a contrast agent. To …
specific ventilation (SV) in the human lung, using inhaled oxygen as a contrast agent. To …
Respiratory dynamics in phonation and breathing—A real-time MRI study
The respiratory system is a central part of voice production, but for phonation neither the
underlying functional relations between diaphragm (DPH) and rib cage (RC), nor differences …
underlying functional relations between diaphragm (DPH) and rib cage (RC), nor differences …
Assessment of pulmonary structure–function relationships in young children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis by multivolume proton‐MRI and CT
F Pennati, DJ Roach, JP Clancy… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Lung disease is the most frequent cause of morbidity and mortality in patients
with cystic fibrosis (CF), and there is a shortage of sensitive biomarkers able to regionally …
with cystic fibrosis (CF), and there is a shortage of sensitive biomarkers able to regionally …