Same-session repeatability of quantitative measures of gas uptake derived from MRI of inhaled hyperpolarized 129Xe was assessed in healthy and COPD subjects, as well as the impact of scan-to-scan lung volume differences on measured gas uptake. Strong tissue-to-gas and RBC-to-tissue repeatability was found in same-day dissolved-phase 129Xe MRI scans performed at one-third of forced vital capacity, and regressing out scan-to-scan lung volume changes improved repeatability further. COPD subjects displayed similar or better repeatability when compared with healthy subjects.
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