Magnetic resonance imaging of the thorax. Past, present, and future

H Hatabu; K W Stock; S Sher; K J Edinburgh; D L Levin; E Garpestad; M S Albert; V M Mai; Q Chen; R R Edelman

doi:10.1016/s0272-5231(05)70255-0

Magnetic resonance imaging of the thorax. Past, present, and future

Clin Chest Med. 1999 Dec;20(4):775-803, viii-ix. doi: 10.1016/s0272-5231(05)70255-0.

Authors

H Hatabu¹, K W Stock, S Sher, K J Edinburgh, D L Levin, E Garpestad, M S Albert, V M Mai, Q Chen, R R Edelman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

PMID: 10587798
DOI: 10.1016/s0272-5231(05)70255-0

Abstract

Magnetic resonance is a valuable modality of extreme flexibility for specific problem-solving capability in the thorax. This article reviews MR applications in the imaging of great vessels, which are currently the most important applications in the thorax; other established applications in the thorax; and pulmonary functional MR imaging.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aortic Diseases / diagnosis
Forecasting
Humans
Image Enhancement*
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / trends*
Lung Diseases / diagnosis
Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
Magnetic Resonance Angiography / trends
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / trends*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Thoracic Diseases / diagnosis*
Thoracic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio / physiology