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MR imaging of the lungs with hyperpolarized helium-3 gas transported by air.
Larry KasuboskiWerner HeilMartin WolfJim M. WildF. FilbirMartyn N.j. PaleyNeil WoodhouseE. J. R. Van BeekErnst-wilhelm OttenJörg SchmiedeskampF KnitzStanislao FicheleG H MillsPaul D. GriffithsAndrew J. Swiftsubject
Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologyAircraftbusiness.industryAirPilot ProjectsHyperpolarized Helium 3Noble gas (data page)Hartnup DiseaseMr imagingHeliumMagnetic Resonance ImagingIsotopesEvaluation Studies as TopicEnvironmental scienceHumansRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingNuclear medicinebusinessLungdescription
Hyperpolarized noble gas MRI shows promise in the functional imaging of the pulmonary air spaces. The production of hyperpolarized (HP) gas requires specialized laser optical pumping apparatus, which is not likely to be home built in the majority of clinical MRI radiology centres. There are two routes through which HP gas will be made available to hospitals for clinical use: either the apparatus will be installed locally at a considerable expense to the centre, or a central facility will produce the gas and then deliver it to remote MRI sites as and when required. In this study, the feasibility of transporting large quantities of HP gas for in vivo MR imaging from a remote production facility in Mainz, Germany, by airfreight to Sheffield, UK, was successfully demonstrated.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-06-18 | Physics in medicine and biology |