Pulmonary diffusing capacity:: Assessment with oxygen-enhanced lung MR imaging -: Preliminary findings
Pulmonary diffusing capacity:: Assessment with oxygen-enhanced lung MR imaging -: Preliminary findings
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DOI:
10.1148/radiol.2222000869
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发表时间:
2002-02-01
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影响因子:
19.7
通讯作者:
Reiser, MF
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作者:
M端ller, CJ;Schwaiblmair, M;Reiser, MF
PURPOSE: To determine differences in the signal intensity (Sl) time courses at oxygen-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) lung imaging in healthy volunteers and patients with pulmonary diseases and to correlate these differences with pulmonary diffusing capacity.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seventeen patients with pulmonary diseases and 11 healthy volunteers underwent oxygen-enhanced MR imaging while they breathed room air and 100% oxygen. A turbo spin-echo sequence with global or section-selective inversion pulses was used. For postprocessing, Sl slope maps during the breathing of 100% oxygen were calculated. Mean Sl slope and Sl change values were compared with the diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO).RESULTS: The Sl slopes were significantly different for patients and volunteers (P less than or equal to .05, Mann-Whitney U test). Linear correlations were detected between the DLCO and Sl slopes for the section-selective inversion pulse (r(2) = 0.81) and the global inversion pulse (r(2) = 0.74). A lower correlation was associated with the Sl change for the section-selective pulse (r(2) = 0.04; global pulse, r(2) = 0.81). Regional differences were seen in the Sl slope and Sl change maps. These differences correlated with findings on radiographs and computed tomographic scans.CONCLUSION: The Sl slope during the breathing of 100% oxygen allows spatially resolved assessment of the pulmonary diffusion capacity.