Purpose: To develop an automated segmentation method to differentiate the ventilated lung
volume on 3He magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Materials and Methods: Computational …

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: To improve intra-and interobserver variability and enable
the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for multicenter, multiobserver …

Purpose To develop an image‐processing pipeline for semiautomated (SA) and
reproducible analysis of hyperpolarized gas lung ventilation and proton anatomical …

A computational framework is described that was developed for quantitative analysis of
hyperpolarized helium‐3 MR lung ventilation image data. This computational framework …

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Pulmonary functional imaging using four-dimensional x-ray
computed tomographic (4DCT) imaging and hyperpolarized 3He magnetic resonance …

Purpose To image respiratory dynamics and three‐dimensional (3D) ventilation during
inhalation, breath‐hold, and exhalation for evaluation of obstructive lung disease using a …

Hyperpolarized gas magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) generates highly detailed maps of
lung ventilation and physiological function while CT provides corresponding anatomical and …

Objective To prospectively investigate the number, location, and size of ventilation defects
and correlate these findings with pulmonary function tests (PFTs) when performing …

Inhaled hyperpolarized helium-3 (/sup 3/He) gas is a new magnetic resonance (MR)
contrast agent that is being used to study lung functionality. To evaluate the total lung …

Quantitative measurement of regional lung ventilation is of great significance in assessment
of lung function in many obstructive and restrictive pulmonary diseases. A new technique for …