Xenon ventilation MRI in difficult asthma: initial experience in a clinical setting.
Grace T MussellHelen MarshallLaurie J SmithAlberto M BiancardiPaul J C HughesDavid J CapenerJody BrayAndrew J SwiftSmitha RajaramAlison M CondliffeGuilhem J CollierChristopher S JohnsNicholas D WeatherleyJames M WildIan SabroePublished in: ERJ open research (2021)
Hyperpolarised gas MRI provides a complementary method of assessment in people with difficult to manage asthma in a clinical setting. When used as a tool supporting clinical care in a severe asthma service, occurrences of discordance between symptoms, spirometry and MRI scanning indicate how MRI scanning may add to a management pathway.