Hyperpolarized Xenon-129: A New Tool to Assess Pulmonary Physiology in Patients with Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Kun QingTalissa A AltesJohn P MuglerJaime F MataNicholas James TustisonKai RuppertJuliana BuenoLucia FlorsYun Michael ShimLi ZhaoJoanne CassaniWilliam G TeagueJohn S KimZhixing WangIulian C RusetF William HersmanBorna MehradPublished in: Biomedicines (2023)
Xe MRI was highly sensitive to regional functional changes in subjects with UIP and may represent a new tool for understanding the pathophysiology, monitoring the progression, and assessing the effectiveness of treatment in UIP.