MR Imaging of the Chest
Fig. 1 Normal lung. a Coronal T2-weighted image (33 weeks) showing great vessels and lungs with normal volume and signal intensity. b Axial T2-weighted image showing the normal high signal intensity suggestive…
Gas MRI in Pediatric Lung Disease
He-3 Xe-129 Essentially insoluble in biological tissue Weakly soluble in biological tissue Cannot provide gas exchange information Provides gas exchange information No known side effects CNS (euphoric and anesthetic) side…
of Lung Morphology and Perfusion
Basic protocol (without contrast media) Advanced protocol (contrast media) Localizer TrueFISP transverse and coronal and sagittal, overlapping (2 mm slice thickness, effective) T2 HASTE coronal and transverse (PACE) T2 TSE (BLADE)…
in Chest Radiography Techniques: CR, DR, Tomosynthesis, and Radiation Dose Optimization
Fig. 1 Three projection images of the same 8-year-old child. a Upright PA view at 180 cm SID with fixed grid using DR; b Upright AP view 4 days prior at 180 cm SID…
Contribution of Nuclear Medicine to Pulmonary Imaging
Fig. 1 Normal ventilation and perfusion scan. There is a very close match in the distribution of the tracer between the ventilation and the perfusion images. ANT anterior, POST posterior, LAO…
