MR lung imaging at 0.2 T with T-1-weighted true FISP: Native and oxygen-enhanced

Authors
Muller, CJ Loffler, R Deimling, M Peller, M Reiser, M
Citation
Cj. Muller et al., MR lung imaging at 0.2 T with T-1-weighted true FISP: Native and oxygen-enhanced, J MAGN R I, 14(2), 2001, pp. 164-168
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging
Journal title
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
ISSN journal
10531807 → ACNP
Volume
14
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
164 - 168
Database
ISI
SICI code
1053-1807(200108)14:2<164:MLIA0T>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
An inversion recovery true fast imaging with steady precession (FISP) pulse sequence was developed to carry out fast imaging of the lungs at 0.2 T. Us ing this sequence, oxygen-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) lung imaging was performed on healthy volunteers. The lungs showed signal enhancement (11.7 % +/- 3.8%) when breathing 100% oxygen. Using inversion recovery, true FISP at low field may prove promising for MR lung imaging. (C) 2001 Wiley-Liss, Inc.