Short echo time MR spectroscopic imaging of the lung parenchyma

被引：17

作者：

Gold, GE ^{[1
]}

Pauly, JM ^{[1
]}

Leung, AN ^{[1
]}

Block, WF ^{[1
]}

Meyer, CH ^{[1
]}

Sze, R ^{[1
]}

Macovski, A ^{[1
]}

Stark, P ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Stanford Univ, Dept Radiol, Stanford, CA USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING | 2002年 / 15卷 / 06期

关键词：

lung; MR; spectroscopy; imaging; parenchyma;

D O I：

10.1002/jmri.10113

中图分类号：

R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;

摘要：

Purpose: To perform short echo time MR spectroscopic imaging of the lung parenchyma on normal volunteers. Materials and Methods: A short echo time projection-reconstruction spectroscopic imaging sequence was implemented on a commercial 1.5T whole body MRI scanner. Images and spectra of the lung parenchyma were obtained from five normal volunteers. Breath-held spectroscopic imaging was also performed. Results: Spectroscopic imaging of short-T2* species allows visualization of different anatomic structures based upon their frequency shifts. A characteristic peak from the parenchyma was seen at three ppm from water frequency. Conclusion: Short echo time MR spectroscopic imaging of the lung parenchyma was demonstrated in normal volunteers. This method may improve proton imaging of the lungs and add specificity to the diagnosis of pulmonary disease.

引用

页码：679 / 684

页数：6

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