Abstract #2305
V/Q Imaging of the Human Lung Measured at 1.5T by a Single Acquisition Technique and Tested by the Gravitational Effect
smund Kjrstad 1 , Dominique Corteville 1 , Frank G. Zllner 1 , Thomas Henzler 2 , and Lothar R. Schad 1
1
Computer Assisted Clinical Medicine, Medical
Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim,
Baden-Wrttemberg, Germany,
2
Institute
of Clinical Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Medical
Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim,
Baden-Wrttemberg, Germany
The ventilation to perfusion ratio (V/Q) is an important
physiological parameter in the lung. Recent advantages
in lung MRI have shown that both the ventilation and
perfusion can separately be quantified using
non-invasive and non-contrast enhanced methods. To
further assess the accuracy of these methods we
investigate the gravitational effect of the ventilation,
perfusion and the combined V/Q maps in eight healthy
volunteers.
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