Functional xenon-129 magnetic resonance imaging response to antifibrotic treatment in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Andrew D HahnKatie J CareyGregory P BartonLuis A TorresJeff KammermanRobert V CadmanKristine E LeeMark L SchieblerNathan SandboSean B FainPublished in: ERJ open research (2023)
A measure of regional gas exchange on HP 129 Xe MRI was able to detect apparent improvements in IPF patients treated with antifibrotic medication after 1 year, while no such improvements were found in patients treated with conventional therapies https://bit.ly/3ZXipzD.
Keyphrases
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- magnetic resonance imaging
- diffusion weighted imaging
- contrast enhanced
- interstitial lung disease
- pulmonary fibrosis
- healthcare
- room temperature
- emergency department
- rheumatoid arthritis
- magnetic resonance
- replacement therapy
- adverse drug
- smoking cessation
- carbon dioxide
- systemic sclerosis
- ionic liquid