Impaired respiratory mechanics in pulmonary emphysema: Evaluation with dynamic breathing MRI

Dynamic perfusion MRI: Capability for ev

Dynamic perfusion MRI: Capability for evaluation of disease severity and progression of pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with connective tissue disease

✍ Yoshiharu Ohno; Hisanobu Koyama; Munenobu Nogami; Daisuke Takenaka; Sumiaki Mats 📂 Article 📅 2008 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 888 KB

## Abstract ## Purpose To prospectively evaluate the capability of dynamic perfusion MRI for assessment of disease severity and progression to pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in connective tissue disease (CTD) patients. ## Materials and Methods In all, 18 gender‐ and age‐matched CTD patien