One of the aims of the book series “Medical Radiology – Diagnostic Imaging” is to publish novel work that explores new frontiers in the field of radiological imaging. The investigation of the potential application of MRI to the study of lung diseases is a challenging and exciting field of clinical research driven by the rapid development of new techniques and sequences for cardiac MRI as well as by the use of noble hyperpolarised gases as novel contrast agents. The specific ability of MRI to visualize simultaneously morphological changes and modifications in perfusion, ventilation and gas exchange has opened up totally new perspectives in lung imaging. MRI of the lung thus eminently illustrates the mutation of the discipline of radiology from pure morphology to combined morphological-functional imaging.
The editor, H-U. Kauczor, is known internationally for his original research in various fields, and particularly into new applications of CT and MRI in oncology and lung pathology. For many years he has been the inspiration and principal investigator of a leading and innovative radiological research group in Heidelberg. Their original ideas and dynamic work organisation have resulted in an impressive list of scientific publications on various applications of MR imaging of the lung.
Technical
- 1 General Requirements of MRI of the Lung and Suggested Standard Protocol
- 2 MR Angiography of the Pulmonary Vasculature
- 3 MR Perfusion in the Lung
- 4 MRI of Pulmonary Ventilation
- 4.1 Hyperpolarised 3He MRI: Physical Methods for Imaging Human Lung Function
- 4.2 Hyperpolarized 129Xenon MRI of the Lung
- 4.3 Fluorine MRI
- 4.4 Proton MRI: Oxygen-enhanced Lung MRI and Alternative Approaches
- 5 Respiratory Mechanics and Pulmonary Motion
- 6 Pulmonary Hypertension and Thromboembolic Disease
- 7 Vascular Anomalies and Diseases
- 8 Asthma
- 9 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
- 10 Cystic Fibrosis
- 11 Lung Cancer
- 12 Mediastinal Disease
- 13 Pulmonary Infections – Pneumonia
- 14 Interstitial Lung Disease
- 15 Diseases of the Pleura and the Chest Wall
Product Details
Paperback: 318 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1st edition (November 30, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 364207099X / ISBN-13: 978-3642070990
List Price: $109.00