European Journal of Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 3 , Pages 335-344 , December 2007

Hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI: A viable functional lung imaging modality?

  • Samuel Patz

      Affiliations

    • Center for Pulmonary Functional Imaging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 221 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, United States
    • Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Radiology, Center for Pulmonary Functional Imaging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 221 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, United States. Tel.: +1 617 278 0616; fax: +1 617 278 0610.
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  • F. William Hersman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, University of New Hampshire, 131 Main Street, Nesmith Hall, Durham, NH 03824, United States
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  • Iga Muradian

      Affiliations

    • Center for Pulmonary Functional Imaging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 221 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, United States
    • Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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  • Mirko I. Hrovat

      Affiliations

    • Mirtech, Inc., 452 Ash Street, Brockton, MA 02301, United States
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  • Iulian C. Ruset

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, University of New Hampshire, 131 Main Street, Nesmith Hall, Durham, NH 03824, United States
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  • Stephen Ketel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, University of New Hampshire, 131 Main Street, Nesmith Hall, Durham, NH 03824, United States
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  • Francine Jacobson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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  • George P. Topulos

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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  • Hiroto Hatabu

      Affiliations

    • Center for Pulmonary Functional Imaging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 221 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, United States
    • Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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  • James P. Butler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, United States

Received 30 July 2007 ,Revised 31 July 2007 ,Accepted 1 August 2007.

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☆ Grant support: NIH RO1 HL73632, RR14297, HL67784, EB02553, RR20200, HL78285, HL82013, ES14005, HL87550.

PII: S0720-048X(07)00387-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.08.008

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 3 , Pages 335-344 , December 2007

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