Open AccessT1-weighted Dynamic Contrast-enhanced MR Imaging of the Lung in Asthma: Semiquantitative Analysis for the Assessment of Contrast Agent Kinetic Characteristics
Author(s) -
Weijuan Zhang,
Robert Niven,
Simon S. Young,
Yuzhen Liu,
Geoffrey Parker,
Josephine H. Naish
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.118
H-Index - 295
eISSN - 1527-1315
pISSN - 0033-8419
DOI - 10.1148/radiol.2015141876
Subject(s) - medicine , eosinophil , coefficient of variation , nuclear medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , asthma , washout , intensity (physics) , area under the curve , lung , contrast (vision) , radiology , statistics , artificial intelligence , computer science , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics
To evaluate the contrast agent kinetics of dynamic contrast material-enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in healthy lungs and asthmatic lungs by using non-model-based semiquantitative parameters and to explore the relationships with pulmonary function testing and eosinophil level.