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Ultra-short echo time (UTE) MR imaging of the lung: comparison between normal and emphysematous lungs in mutant mice.
Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI - 1 Aug 2010
Takahashi Masaya, Togao Osamu, Obara Makoto, van Cauteren Marc, Ohno Yoshiharu, Doi Shigehiro, Kuro-o Makoto, Malloy Craig, Hsia Connie C, Dimitrov Ivan
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PURPOSE: To investigate the utility of ultra-short echo time (UTE) sequence as pulmonary MRI to detect non-uniform disruption of lung architecture that is typical of emphysema. MATERIALS AND METHODS: MRI of the lungs was conducted with a three-dimensional UTE sequence in transgenic mice with seve...
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