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Hyperpolarized Gas and Oxygen-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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Unlike any other organ, imaging of lungs with magnetic resonance faces unique challenges owing to the complex microstructure and presence of gas-tissue interfaces. With the evolution of faster and stronger gradient systems leading to ultrafast imaging with ultrashort echo times, pulmonary magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is no longer considered a technical challenge. In terms of functional evaluation, lungs are also associated with a unique function, viz. ventilation. Evaluation of ventilation is feasible with MRI either by using hyperpolarized noble gases or in an indirect fashion by performing oxygen-enhanced MRI. This chapter will provide an overview of these two methods.

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Mai, V.M. (2006). Hyperpolarized Gas and Oxygen-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging. In: Prasad, P.V. (eds) Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Methods in Molecular Medicine™, vol 124. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59745-010-3:323

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