Multiparametric MRI for organ quality assessment in a porcine Ex-Vivo lung perfusion system.

Julius RenneMarcel GutberletAndreas VoskrebenzevAgilo Luitger KernTill KaireitJan HinrichsPatrick ZardoGregor WarneckeMarcus KrügerPeter BraubachDanny JonigkAxel HaverichFrank WackerJens Vogel-ClaussenNorman Zinne

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Multiparametric fMRI for local assessment of organ function is feasible in EVLP and detects alterations in lung function following aspiration with correlation to clinical parameters. fMRI may improve organ assessment in ex-vivo perfusion systems, leading to a better selection of segments suitable for transplant.

Keyphrases

lung function
contrast enhanced
resting state
functional connectivity
cystic fibrosis
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
air pollution
computed tomography
magnetic resonance
diffusion weighted imaging