Pulmonary functional imaging: Part 2—state-of-the-Art clinical applications and opportunities for improved patient care

WB Gefter, KS Lee, ML Schiebler, G Parraga, JB Seo… - Radiology, 2021 - pubs.rsna.org
Pulmonary functional imaging may be defined as the regional quantification of lung function
by using primarily CT, MRI, and nuclear medicine techniques. The distribution of pulmonary …

[HTML][HTML] Quantification of pulmonary functional MRI: state-of-the-art and emerging image processing methods and measurements

M Sharma, PV Wyszkiewicz… - Physics in Medicine …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Pulmonary functional magnetic resonance imaging (PfMRI) provides a way to non-invasively
map and measure the spatial distribution of pulmonary ventilation, perfusion and gas …

PREFUL MRI depicts dual bronchodilator changes in COPD: a retrospective analysis of a randomized controlled trial

A Voskrebenzev, TF Kaireit, F Klimeš… - Radiology …, 2022 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To assess whether dynamic ventilation and perfusion (Q) biomarkers derived by
phase-resolved functional lung (PREFUL) MRI can measure treatment response to 14-day …

[HTML][HTML] State of the art MR imaging for lung cancer TNM stage evaluation

Y Ohno, Y Ozawa, H Koyama, T Yoshikawa… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging had limited clinical indications in
patients with thoracic malignancies in the last a few decades. However, technical advances …

[HTML][HTML] Advances for pulmonary functional imaging: dual-energy computed tomography for pulmonary functional imaging

Y Ozawa, Y Ohno, H Nagata, K Tamokami, K Nishikimi… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) can improve the differentiation of material by
using two different X-ray energy spectra, and may provide new imaging techniques to …

V̇/Q̇ mismatch: a novel target for COPD treatment

JA Neder, M Kirby, G Santyr, M Pourafkari, R Smyth… - Chest, 2022 - Elsevier
In people with COPD, pulmonary gas-exchange efficiency may be impaired because of
abnormal alveolar ventilation (V˙ A), capillary perfusion (Q˙ c), or both. Both have been …

Artificial intelligence in functional imaging of the lung

R San José Estépar - The British Journal of Radiology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way we perform advanced imaging. From high-
resolution image reconstruction to predicting functional response from clinically acquired …

Chest MRI and CT predictors of 10-year all-cause mortality in COPD

M Sharma, PV Wyszkiewicz, AM Matheson… - COPD: Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Pulmonary imaging measurements using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed
tomography (CT) have the potential to deepen our understanding of chronic obstructive …

Pulmonary vascular volume by quantitative CT in dyspneic smokers with minor emphysema

AF Elbehairy, SG Vincent, DB Phillips… - COPD: Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Reduced lung diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) at rest and increased
ventilation (⩒ E)-carbon dioxide output (⩒ CO2) during exercise are frequent findings in …

Lung magnetic resonance imaging: technical advancements and clinical applications

Y Ohno, Y Ozawa, H Nagata, T Ueda… - Investigative …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Since lung magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) became clinically available, limited clinical
utility has been suggested for applying MRI to lung diseases. Moreover, clinical applications …