T1 Relaxation Time in Lungs of Asymptomatic Smokers.

PURPOSE:Interest in using T1 as a potential MRI biomarker of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has recently increased. Since tobacco smoking is the major risk factor for development of COPD, the aim for this study was to examine whether tobacco smoking, pack-years (PY), influenced T1 of t...

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Main Authors: Daniel F Alamidi, Simon S I Kindvall, Penny L Hubbard Cristinacce, Deirdre M McGrath, Simon S Young, Josephine H Naish, John C Waterton, Per Wollmer, Sandra Diaz, Marita Olsson, Paul D Hockings, Kerstin M Lagerstrand, Geoffrey J M Parker, Lars E Olsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4784914?pdf=render