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Dynamic oxygen‐enhanced MRI reflects diffusing capacity of the lung
Author(s) -
Ohno Yoshiharu,
Hatabu Hiroto,
Takenaka Daisuke,
Van Cauteren Marc,
Fujii Masahiko,
Sugimura Kazuro
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
magnetic resonance in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.696
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1522-2594
pISSN - 0740-3194
DOI - 10.1002/mrm.10168
Subject(s) - diffusing capacity , lung , pulmonary diffusing capacity , nuclear medicine , oxygen , lung volumes , inhalation , medicine , respiratory system , magnetic resonance imaging , vo2 max , chemistry , nuclear magnetic resonance , radiology , anesthesia , heart rate , lung function , physics , organic chemistry , blood pressure
The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility of dynamic oxygen‐enhanced MRI in a clinical setting. We hypothesized that dynamic oxygen enhancement can reflect the regional diffusing capacity of the lung. Ten patients with pulmonary emphysema and seven healthy volunteers were examined with a respiratory‐synchronized inversion recovery single‐shot turbo spin‐echo sequence (TR = 3200–5000 ms, TE = 16 ms, TI = 720 ms, ETS = 4 ms) following 100% oxygen inhalation, using a 1.5 T whole‐body scanner. Maximum mean relative enhancement ratios calculated by averaging six defined regions of interest (ROIs) in both lungs were statistically compared between healthy volunteers and patients, and were correlated with diffusing lung capacity (%DL CO ). In patients with pulmonary emphysema, maximum mean relative enhancement ratios were significantly decreased compared to those in healthy volunteers ( P = 0.0008). Maximum mean relative enhancement ratio had excellent correlation with % DL C0 (r 2 = 0.83). Dynamic oxygen‐enhanced MRI may reflect the diffusing capacity of the lung; therefore, imaging of oxygen enhancement with MRI may provide maps of the diffusing capacity. Magn Reson Med 47:1139–1144, 2002. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.