Diverse Cardiopulmonary Diseases are Associated with Distinct Xenon MRI Signatures.

CONCLUSION: COPD, IPF, LHF, and PAH each exhibit unique 129Xe MR imaging and dynamic spectroscopy signatures. These metrics may help with diagnostic challenges in cardiopulmonary disease and increase understanding of regional lung function and hemodynamics at the alveolar-capillary level.
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Source: Respiratory Care - October 15, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Wang Z, Bier EA, Swaminathan A, Parikh K, Nouls J, He M, Mammarappallil JG, Luo S, Driehuys B, Rajagopal S Tags: Eur Respir J Source Type: research