Feasibility of quantitative regional ventilation and perfusion mapping with phase-resolved functional lung (PREFUL) MRI in healthy volunteers and COPD, CTEPH, and CF patients.

CONCLUSIONS: This study shows the feasibility of phase-resolved functional lung imaging to gain quantitative information regarding regional lung perfusion and ventilation without the need for ultrafast imaging, which will be advantageous for future clinical translation. Magn Reson Med, 2017. © 2017 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
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Source: Magnetic Resonance in Medicine - August 30, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Voskrebenzev A, Gutberlet M, Klimeš F, Kaireit TF, Schönfeld C, Rotärmel A, Wacker F, Vogel-Claussen J Tags: Magn Reson Med Source Type: research