Three-Dimensional Phase Resolved Functional Lung Magnetic Resonance ImagingFilip Klimeš 1,2, Andreas Voskrebenzev 1,2, Frank Wacker 1,2, Jens Vogel-Claussen 1,2
1Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Hannover Medical School, 2Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL)
Three-dimensional (3D) phase-resolved functional lung (PREFUL) is a functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique that allows for quantification of regional ventilation of the whole human lung volume, using tidal breathing and contrast-agent free acquisition for 8 min. Here, we present an MR protocol to collect and analyze 3D PREFUL imaging data.