MR lung imaging at 0.2 T with T1-weighted true FISP: native and oxygen-enhanced.
An inversion recovery true fast imaging with steady precession (FISP) pulse sequence was developed to carry out fast imaging of the lungs at 0.2 T. Using this sequence, oxygen-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) lung imaging was performed on healthy volunteers. The lungs showed signal enhancement (11.7% +/- 3.8%) when breathing 100% oxygen. Using inversion recovery, true FISP at low field may prove promising for MR lung imaging.
Müller
C J
CJ
Department of Clinical Radiology, Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich, Germany.
Löffler
R
R
Deimling
M
M
Peller
M
M
Reiser
M
M
D016477:Artifacts; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen; D013997:Time Factors
D010100:Oxygen