title: Magnetic resonance imaging of lung parenchyma.
abstract: Imaging of the lungs presents a unique challenge for MR technology. Signal from lung parenchyma is limited by low proton density, the effects of motion and susceptibility, and a multiexponential T2 relaxation time. We have illustrated the use of spin echo and projection reconstruction MR sequences in imaging lung parenchyma, and the use of a GRE sequence in imaging the pulmonary vascular tree.
authors.affiliation: University of California San Diego Medical Center, Department of Radiology 92103-8756.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Bergin
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Glover
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pauly
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods