Inhalation of e-cigarette's aerosols (vaping) has the potential to disrupt pulmonary gas
exchange, but the effects in asymptomatic users are unknown. We assessed ventilation …

Little is known about the small airways dysfunction in acute respiratory distress syndrome
(ARDS). By computed tomography (CT) imaging in a porcine experimental model of early …

Lung involvement in cystic fibrosis (CF) disease continues to be a major life-limiting factor of
this autosomal recessive genetic disorder. Efforts made toward early diagnosis and …

Gallium-68 (68 Ga) is a positron-emitting radionuclide suitable for positron emission
tomography (PET) imaging that has a number of convenient features—it has a physical half …

Purpose: To validate a fast gradient echo sequence for rapid (9 s) quantitative imaging of
lung water. Materials and Methods: Eleven excised pig lungs were imaged with a fast GRE …

Pulmonary perfusion has been poorly characterized in acute respiratory distress syndrome
(ARDS). Optimizing protocols to measure pulmonary blood flow (PBF) via dynamic contrast …

Background Lung perfusion is one of the key components of oxygenation. It is hampered in
pulmonary arterial diseases and secondary due to parenchymal diseases. Methods …

Purpose An efficient Yarnball ultrashort‐TE k‐space trajectory, in combination with an
optimized pulse sequence design and automated image‐processing approach, is proposed …

Lung perfusion magnitude and distribution are essential for oxygenation and, potentially,
lung inflammation and protection during acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Yet …

Object To assess lung perfusion in young patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) using an arterial
spin labeling (ASL) technique. Materials and methods Perfusion imaging was performed in 5 …