Sparse reconstruction techniques in magnetic resonance imaging: methods, applications, and challenges to clinical adoption

AC Yang, M Kretzler, S Sudarski, V Gulani… - Investigative …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
The family of sparse reconstruction techniques, including the recently introduced
compressed sensing framework, has been extensively explored to reduce scan times in …

Functional image-guided radiotherapy planning for normal lung avoidance

RH Ireland, BA Tahir, JM Wild, CE Lee, MQ Hatton - Clinical Oncology, 2016 - Elsevier
For patients with lung cancer undergoing curative intent radiotherapy, functional lung
imaging can be incorporated into treatment planning to modify the dose distribution within …

Computed tomographic biomarkers in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The future of quantitative analysis

X Wu, GH Kim, ML Salisbury, D Barber… - American journal of …, 2019 - atsjournals.org
The Biomarkers Definitions Working Group defines a clinical endpoint as a variable that
reflects how a patient feels, functions, or survives (5, 6). The past 3 decades of IPF clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Time-series hyperpolarized xenon-129 MRI of lobar lung ventilation of COPD in comparison to V/Q-SPECT/CT and CT

O Doganay, T Matin, M Chen, M Kim, A McIntyre… - European …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose To derive lobar ventilation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) using a rapid time-series hyperpolarized xenon-129 (HPX) magnetic resonance …

Deep learning in structural and functional lung image analysis

JR Astley, JM Wild, BA Tahir - The British Journal of Radiology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The recent resurgence of deep learning (DL) has dramatically influenced the medical
imaging field. Medical image analysis applications have been at the forefront of DL research …

Functional Impairment in Small Airways Associated With the Breathlessness Symptoms in Long–Coronavirus Disease

M Kim, J Hwang, JT Grist, G Abueid… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: This study aimed to determine the association between functional impairment in
small airways and symptoms of dyspnea in patients with Long-coronavirus disease (COVID) …

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Lobar Analysis with Hyperpolarized 129Xe MR Imaging

TN Matin, N Rahman, AH Nickol, M Chen, X Xu… - Radiology, 2017 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To compare lobar ventilation and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values
obtained with hyperpolarized xenon 129 (129Xe) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to …

Functional CT imaging for identification of the spatial determinants of small-airways disease in adults with asthma

AJ Bell, BH Foy, M Richardson, A Singapuri… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Asthma is a disease characterized by ventilation heterogeneity (VH). A number
of studies have demonstrated that VH markers derived by using impulse oscillometry (IOS) …

Regional heterogeneity of lobar ventilation in asthma using hyperpolarized helium-3 MRI

W Zha, SJ Kruger, RV Cadman, DG Mummy… - Academic radiology, 2018 - Elsevier
Rationale and Objectives To determine lobar ventilation patterns in asthmatic lungs with
hyperpolarized 3 He magnetic resonance imaging (HP 3 He MRI). Materials and Methods …

Spatial comparison of CT-based surrogates of lung ventilation with hyperpolarized helium-3 and xenon-129 gas MRI in patients undergoing radiation therapy

BA Tahir, PJC Hughes, SD Robinson… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose To develop and apply an image acquisition and analysis strategy for spatial
comparison of computed tomography (CT)–ventilation images with hyperpolarized gas …