[Visualization of pulmonary nodules with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)].
Visualization of pulmonary nodules using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays a minor role compared with computed tomography (CT). Technical developments made it possible to apply MRI more and more frequently in functional imaging. Imaging of the motion of pulmonary nodules during respiration, e.g., to optimize high precision therapy techniques, is a new field of research. This paper describes developments in analysis and visualization of pulmonary nodules during respiration using MRI. Besides actual 2D techniques new 3D techniques to quantify motion of pulmonary nodules during respiration are presented.
Plathow
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Abteilung diagnostische Radiologie, Klinikum der Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen. christian.plathow@med.uni-tuebingen.de
Meinzer
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Kauczor
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HU
D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000639:trends*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000639:trends*; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000473:pathology*; D051598:Whole Body Imaging / Q000639:trends*