Mapping of regional lung microstructural parameters using hyperpolarized 129 Xe dissolved-phase MRI in healthy volunteers and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Agilo Luitger KernMarcel GutberletAndreas VoskrebenzevFilip KlimešAlexander RotärmelFrank WackerJens M HohlfeldJens Vogel-Claussen

Published in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2018)

A novel technique for mapping of regional lung microstructural parameters was introduced, and its feasibility was shown in healthy volunteers and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
end stage renal disease
high resolution
white matter
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
lung function
patient reported outcomes
magnetic resonance
cystic fibrosis
organic matter
air pollution