Assessment of lung development using hyp
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Talissa A. Altes; Jaime Mata; Eduard E. de Lange; James R. Brookeman; John P. Mu
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Article
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2006
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract ## Purpose To determine whether hyperpolarized heliumβ3 (HHe) diffusion MR can detect the expected enlargement of alveoli that occurs with lung growth during childhood. ## Materials and Methods A total of 29 normal subjects aged four to 30 years underwent HHe diffusion MR imaging wit