Assessing Lung Ventilation and Bronchodilator Response in Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with <sup>19</sup>F MRI
Benjamin Pippard, Mary Neal, Charlotte W Holland, Adam Maunder, Ian Forrest, Rod Lawson, Holly Fisher, J. N. S. Matthews, Jim M. Wild, A. John Simpson, Peter E. Thelwall
Abstract
Fluorine 19 MRI of inhaled perfluoropropane enabled quantification of lung ventilation defects in participants with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease before and after bronchodilator therapy.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineBronchodilatorAsthmaObstructive lung diseasePulmonary diseaseLungRespiratory diseaseBronchodilator AgentsVentilation (architecture)Lung diseaseInternal medicineAnesthesiaMechanical engineeringEngineeringAtomic and Subatomic Physics ResearchAdvanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research