Hyperpolarised gas lung MRI using xenon-129 can provide detailed 3D images of the
ventilated lung airspaces, and can be applied to quantify lung microstructure and detailed …

Clinical magnetic resonance imaging of the lung is technologically challenging, yet over the
past two decades hyperpolarized noble gas (3He and 129Xe) imaging has demonstrated …

The recovery process of COVID-19 patients is unclear. Some recovered patients complain of
continued shortness of breath. Vasculopathy has been reported in COVID-19, stressing the …

Hyperpolarized (HP) 129Xe MRI uniquely images pulmonary ventilation, gas exchange, and
terminal airway morphology rapidly and safely, providing novel information not possible …

Objectives Multiple b-value gas diffusion-weighted MRI (DW-MRI) enables non-invasive and
quantitative assessment of lung morphometry, but its long acquisition time is not well …

Purpose To quantitatively compare hyperpolarized helium 3 (3He) and xenon 129 (129Xe)
magnetic resonance (MR) images obtained within 5 minutes in healthy volunteers and …

Purpose To obtain whole lung morphometry measurements from 129Xe in a single breath‐
hold with 3D multiple b‐value 129Xe diffusion‐weighted MRI (DW‐MRI) with an empirically …

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) studies with hyperpolarized (hp) noble gases are at an
exciting interface between physics, chemistry, materials science and biomedical sciences …

Purpose To enable efficient hyperpolarized 129Xe diffusion imaging using 2D and 3D
(Fermat Looped, ORthogonally Encoded Trajectories, FLORET) spiral sequences and …

Lung diseases have a high prevalence amongst the world population and their early
diagnosis has been pointed out to be key for successful treatment. However, there is still a …