Feasibility of human lung ventilation imaging using highly polarized naturally abundant xenon and optimized three-dimensional steady-state free precession.

Neil James StewartGraham NorquayPaul D GriffithsJim M Wild

Published in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2015)

Optimization of MR pulse sequences and advances in polarization technology have facilitated high quality pulmonary ventilation imaging with inexpensive NAXe gas.

Keyphrases

high resolution
respiratory failure
pulmonary hypertension
blood pressure
mechanical ventilation
magnetic resonance
carbon dioxide