Feasibility of unsedated lung MRI in young children with cystic fibrosis

CC Willers, BS Frauchiger… - European …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Chronic lung disease leads to morbidity and mortality in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF)[1].
Computed tomography imaging of the lung has revealed that lung disease starts early in life …

Ten years of chest MRI for patients with cystic fibrosis: Translation from the bench to clinical routine.

P Leutz-Schmidt, M Eichinger, M Stahl… - Der …, 2019 - search.ebscohost.com
With the introduction of parallel imaging, basic sequences could be adopted from abdominal
MRI and adjusted to the requirements of lung imaging. Depending on patient age and …

Therapeutic improvement of CFTR function and reversibility of bronchiectasis in cystic fibrosis

MO Wielpütz, MA Mall - European Respiratory Journal, 2024 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Extract By rule of thumb, the diameter of intrapulmonary subsegmental bronchi is increased
if larger than the adjacent pulmonary artery at cross-sectional imaging such as computed …

[HTML][HTML] Ventilation and perfusion magnetic resonance imaging of the lung

G Bauman, M Eichinger - Polish journal of radiology, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A close interaction between the respiratory pump, pulmonary parenchyma and blood
circulation is essential for a normal lung function. Many pulmonary diseases present …

MRI lung lobe segmentation in pediatric cystic fibrosis patients using a recurrent neural network trained with publicly accessible CT datasets

O Pusterla, R Heule, F Santini, T Weikert… - Magnetic resonance …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To introduce a widely applicable workflow for pulmonary lobe segmentation of MR
images using a recurrent neural network (RNN) trained with chest CT datasets. The …

Structural changes in lung morphology detected by MRI after modulating therapy with elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor in adolescent and adult patients with cystic …

V Fainardi, K Skenderaj, A Ciuni, G Milanese… - Respiratory …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (ELX/TEZ/IVA) improves CFTR function in cystic
fibrosis (CF) patients homozygous or heterozygous for F508del mutation. The aim of the …

Non-contrast-enhanced preoperative assessment of lung perfusion in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer using Fourier decomposition magnetic resonance …

G Sommer, G Bauman, M Koenigkam-Santos… - European journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate non-contrast-enhanced Fourier decomposition MRI (FD MRI) for
assessment of regional lung perfusion in patients with Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer …

Functional magnetic resonance imaging of the lung

J Biederer, CP Heussel, M Puderbach… - … in respiratory and …, 2014 - thieme-connect.com
Beyond being a substitute for X-ray, computed tomography, and scintigraphy, magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) inherently combines morphologic and functional information more …

[HTML][HTML] TRACK-CF prospective cohort study: Understanding early cystic fibrosis lung disease

E Steinke, O Sommerburg, SY Graeber… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Lung disease as major cause for morbidity in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF)
starts early in life. Its large phenotypic heterogeneity is partially explained by the genotype …

Simultaneous MRI of lung structure and perfusion in a single breathhold

LC Bell, KM Johnson, SB Fain… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To develop and demonstrate a breathheld 3D radial ultrashort echo time (UTE)
acquisition to visualize co‐registered lung perfusion and vascular structure. Materials and …