New and current clinical imaging techniques to study chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease characterized
by both small airway and parenchymal abnormalities. There is increasing evidence to …
by both small airway and parenchymal abnormalities. There is increasing evidence to …
Hyperpolarized 3He and 129Xe MR Imaging in Healthy Volunteers and Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Purpose To quantitatively compare hyperpolarized helium 3 (3He) and xenon 129 (129Xe)
magnetic resonance (MR) images obtained within 5 minutes in healthy volunteers and …
magnetic resonance (MR) images obtained within 5 minutes in healthy volunteers and …
Quantitative pulmonary imaging using computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging
Measurements of lung function, including spirometry and body plethesmography, are easy
to perform and are the current clinical standard for assessing disease severity. However …
to perform and are the current clinical standard for assessing disease severity. However …
Diffusion‐weighted hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI in healthy volunteers and subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
SS Kaushik, ZI Cleveland, GP Cofer… - Magnetic …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Given its greater availability and lower cost, 129Xe apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) MRI
offers an alternative to 3He ADC MRI. To demonstrate the feasibility of hyperpolarized …
offers an alternative to 3He ADC MRI. To demonstrate the feasibility of hyperpolarized …
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Longitudinal Hyperpolarized 3He MR Imaging
Purpose To quantitatively evaluate a small pilot group of ex-smokers with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) and healthy volunteers during approximately 2 years by using …
pulmonary disease (COPD) and healthy volunteers during approximately 2 years by using …
Hyperpolarized 3He magnetic resonance imaging: comparison with four-dimensional x-ray computed tomography imaging in lung cancer
L Mathew, A Wheatley, R Castillo, E Castillo… - Academic radiology, 2012 - Elsevier
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Pulmonary functional imaging using four-dimensional x-ray
computed tomographic (4DCT) imaging and hyperpolarized 3He magnetic resonance …
computed tomographic (4DCT) imaging and hyperpolarized 3He magnetic resonance …
Hyperpolarized xenon‐129 gas‐exchange imaging of lung microstructure: first case studies in subjects with obstructive lung disease
Purpose: To develop and test a method to noninvasively assess the functional lung
microstructure. Materials and Methods: The Multiple exchange time Xenon polarization …
microstructure. Materials and Methods: The Multiple exchange time Xenon polarization …
On the role of abnormal DLCO in ex-smokers without airflow limitation: symptoms, exercise capacity and hyperpolarised helium-3 MRI
Background The functional effects of abnormal diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide
(DLCO) in ex-smokers without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are not well …
(DLCO) in ex-smokers without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are not well …
Lung morphometry using hyperpolarized 129Xe apparent diffusion coefficient anisotropy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A Ouriadov, A Farag, M Kirby… - Magnetic resonance …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The goal of this work was to investigate lung morphological changes associated
with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using hyperpolarized 129Xe diffusion …
with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using hyperpolarized 129Xe diffusion …
Hyperpolarized 129Xe magnetic resonance imaging: tolerability in healthy volunteers and subjects with pulmonary disease
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to evaluate the tolerability of
hyperpolarized 129Xe gas inhaled from functional residual capacity and magnetic …
hyperpolarized 129Xe gas inhaled from functional residual capacity and magnetic …