Complementary regional heterogeneity information from COPD patients obtained using oxygen-enhanced MRI and chest CT.

Complementary regional heterogeneity information from COPD patients obtained using oxygen-enhanced MRI and chest CT.

BACKGROUND:The heterogeneous distribution of emphysema is a key feature of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients that typically is evaluated using high-resolution chest computed tomography (HRCT). Oxygen-enhanced pulmonary magnetic resonance imaging (OEMRI) is a new method to obtain...

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Main Authors: Yoshinori Fuseya, Shigeo Muro, Susumu Sato, Naoya Tanabe, Atsuyasu Sato, Kazuya Tanimura, Koichi Hasegawa, Kiyoshi Uemasu, Takeshi Kubo, Aki Kido, Koji Fujimoto, Yasutaka Fushimi, Hiroshi Kusahara, Naotaka Sakashita, Yoshiharu Ohno, Kaori Togashi, Michiaki Mishima, Toyohiro Hirai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6117056?pdf=render

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