Abstract #2691
MRI of the Lung to monitoring cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with pulmonary exacerbation
Giovanni Morana 1 , Federica De Leo 1 , Valentina Tavano 2 , Andrea Mazzaro 2 , Mirco Ros 3 , Francesca Lucca 3 , Pierluigi Ciet 4 , and Silvia Bertolo 1
1
Radiology, Ca' Foncello Hospital, Treviso,
Treviso, Italy,
2
Padova's
Hospital, Padova, Padova, Italy,
3
Pediatrics,
Ca' Foncello Hospital, Treviso, Treviso, Italy,
4
Radiology
and Pediatrics Pulmonology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam,
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Cystic Fibrosis is the most common lethal hereditary
disease in the caucasian population. Currently, no
sensitive, radiation-free methods are available to
localize and quantify lung inflammation. Developments in
MRI have made possible the clinical application of
lung-MRI to obtain not only morphological but also
functional information. Our propose is giving an
overview of these new MR tecniques and their potential
application in CF population. Lung-MRI has the potential
to supply new relevant functional information in
thoracic imaging. Its impact in CF follow-up has still
to be defined, but it might open new therapeutic
scenarios in CF and in other lung disease.
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