| Pre-Clinical Applications of Pulmonary MRI Hall C |
| 2192. Developing Safe Breathing Protocols for Hyperpolarized Noble Gas MRI, M.P. Ramirez, L.V. Kubatina, K.C.E. Sigaloff, M.A. Donahue, A.K. Venkatesh and M.S. Albert, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. |
| 2193. MR Signal Intensity of the Lung Parenchyma: Comparison with Spirometrically Monitored Lung Volumes, A.A. Bankier, C. O'Donnell, V.M. Mai, M. Zhang, R.R. Edelman and Q. Chen, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. |
| 2194. Arterial Spin-Tagging Perfusion MRI is a Sensitive Method for the Detection of Pulmonary Embolism, D.A. Roberts, W.B. Gefter, A. Alavi, R.R. Rizi, D.A. Lipson, H. Palevsky, J. Hansen-Flaschen, H.H. Hatabu and M.D. Schnall, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA. |
| 2195. Demonstration of an Alveolar-Size Gradient in the Healthy Human Lung: A Study of the Reproducibility of Hyperpolarized ³He Diffusion MRI, M. Salerno, J.R. Brookeman, E.E. de Lange, J. Knight-Scott and J.P. Mugler III, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA. |
| 2196. Understanding the Pathogenesis of Preterm Lung Disease Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging, E.W. Adams, S.J. Counsell, J.V. Hajnal, J. Allsop, L. Al Nakhib, A.H. Herlihy, A. Thornton and A.D. Edwards, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK. |
| 2197. MRI in Pediatric Pulmonary Disease - Steady State Free Precession Projection (SSFPP) MRI as an Alternative to the Pediatric Chest Roentgenogram? Presentation of a Clinical Study, M. Wagner, B. Böwing, W. Rascher, M. Deimling, R. Kuth and T. Rupprecht, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Erlangen and Siemens AG, Erlangen, Germany. |
| 2198. Determination of Regional Lung Volumes by 3Helium-Magnetic Resonance Imaging (³He-MRI) in Healthy Volunteers and Patients After Unilateral Lung Transplantation, K. Markstaller, B. Eberle, J. Lill, M. Puderbach, W. Schreiber, N. Weiler, R. Surkau, M. Thelen and H-U. Kauczor, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany. |
| 2199. ECG-Gated MR Imaging of the Lung Parenchyma Using 2D Short-Echo-Spacing Half-Fourier FSE, S. Kawanami, K. Nakamura, M. Miyazaki, S. Sugiura, K. Kumamoto, Y. Matsufuji and H. Nakata, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Fukuoka, Japan and Toshiba Medical Co., Tochigi, Japan. |
| 2200. In-Vivo MR Imaging of Gravity Dependent Intensity Gradients in Human Lungs, A.A. Bankier, V.M. Mai, M. Zhang, R.R. Edelman and Q. Chen, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. |
| 2201. Gravity-Dependent Perfusion of the Lung Demonstrated with FAIRER Magnetic Resonance Imaging, S.D. Keilholz-George, J. Knight-Scott, J.M. Christopher, V. Mai and S.S. Berr, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA. |
| 2202. True FISP Imaging of Lung Parachymia at 0.2 Tesla, M. Deimling, Siemens Medical Systems, Erlangen, Germany. |
| 2203. An Ultra-Fast MR Grid Tagging Sequence for Assessment of Regional Pulmonary Deformation, Q. Chen, V. Mai, A. Bankier, V. Napadow and R. Edelman, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. |
| 2204. Imaging Pulmonary Blood Flow Pattern and Regional Perfusion Deficit Using Phase Sensitive Inversion Recovery, V.M. Mai, K.D. Hagspiel, Q. Chen, T. Altes, J.M. Christopher, S.S. Berr, M. Zhang, A. Bankier and R.R. Edelman, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA and University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA. |
| 2205. Pulmonary Oedema in Rat Induced by Allergen Challenge: Non-Invasive Assessment by MRI, N. Beckmann, B. Tigani, D. Ekatodramis, R. Borer, L. Mazzoni and J. Fozard, Novartis Pharma Inc., Basel, Switzerland. |
| 2206. HE-3 MRI in Healthy Smokers, Non-Smokers, and Lung Transplant Recipients: Comparison with Pulmonary Function Tests, H-U. Kauczor, W. Schreiber, K. Markstaller, J. Lill, M. Puderbach, N. Weiler, B. Eberle, G. Hanisch, D. Guenther, T. Grossmann, A. Deninger and M. Thelen, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany. |
| 2207. Lung Cancer: Blood Supply and Hemodynamic Changes Evaluated with MR Perfusion Imaging of Differential Phase Subtraction of Pulmonary Circulation, J. Miao, Y. Yang, Z. Li, W. Cai, Y. Tao, Y. Hu and X. Ma, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai, China and GE Medical System, Hongkong, China. |
| 2208. Inversion of the Ventricular Septum Convexity in Diastole: A Sensitive and Specific Sign of Pulmonary Hypertension, J.T. Marcus, A.V. Noordegraaf, H.J. Smit, A.C. Van Rossum and A. Boonstra, University Hospital Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. |
| 2209. Demonstration of Abnormal Hemodynamics in Experimental Radiation Pneumonitis With Contrast Enhanced Perfusion MR Imaging, N. Ogasawara, K. Suga, K. Ito, H. Okazaki, K. Takano, S. Koike, N. Tanaka, T. Matsumoto and N. Matsunaga, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Ube, Japan. |