title: Magnetic resonance imaging-based spirometry for regional assessment of pulmonary function.
abstract: In this work MRI-based spirometry is presented as a method for noninvasively assessing pulmonary mechanical function on a regional basis. A SPAMM tagging sequence was modified to allow continuous dynamic imaging of the lungs during respiration. A motion-tracking algorithm was developed to track material regions from time-resolved grid-tagged images. Experiments were performed to image the lungs during quiet breathing and volumetric strain was calculated from the measured displacement maps. Regional volume calculations, derived from volumetric strain, were integrated over the entire lung and compared to segmented volume calculations with good agreement. Results from this work demonstrate that MRI spirometry has the potential to become a clinically useful tool for measuring regional ventilation and assessing pulmonary diseases that regionally affect the mechanical function of the lung.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York 10016-3240, USA. abram.voorhees@med.nyu.edu
authors.forename: Abram
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Voorhees
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Kenneth I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: Roberta M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Goldring
authors.forename: Qun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D008168:Lung / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated / Q000379:methods; D012123:Pulmonary Ventilation / Q000502:physiology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics / Q000502:physiology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013147:Spirometry / Q000379:methods*; D013990:Tidal Volume / Q000502:physiology