NIH R01 · 2025
Dynamic Imaging of Lung Ventilation and Perfusion Using CT and MRI
Dynamic Oxygen-Enhanced MRI of Lung Structure and Function, PI: Sean B. Fain. Abstract This project will develop and optimize oxygen-enhanced (OE) imaging of dynamic ventilation of the lungs simultaneously with high resolution acquisition of lung parenchymal anatomy in a single, free-breathing 7-minute acquisition using 3D ultra-short time to echo (UTE) MRI. Advances in 3D UTE MRI now support regional imaging of lung anatomy with CT-like contrast, full chest coverage, and isotropic 1 mm spatial resolution. We will employ advanced motion compensation reconstruction with manifold-based deep learning and UTE center-out k-space trajectories to isolate respiratory motion from T1 changes due to…
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