Neil J Stewart, Laurie J Smith, Ho-Fung Chan, James A Eaden, Smitha Rajaram, Andrew J Swift, Nicholas D Weatherley, Alberto Biancardi, Guilhem J Collier, David Hughes, Gill Klafkowski, Christopher S Johns, Noreen West, Kelechi Ugonna, Stephen M Bianchi, Rod Lawson, Ian Sabroe, Helen Marshall, Jim M Wild
The use of pulmonary MRI in a clinical setting has historically been limited. Whilst CT remains the gold-standard for structural lung imaging in many clinical indications, technical developments in ultrashort and zero echo time MRI techniques are beginning to help realise non-ionising structural imaging in certain lung disorders. In this invited review, we discuss a complementary technique - hyperpolarised (HP) gas MRI with inhaled 3 He and 129 Xe - a method for functional and microstructural imaging of the lung that has great potential as a clinical tool for early detection and improved understanding of pathophysiology in many lung diseases...
June 9, 2021: British Journal of Radiology