Imaging Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia—A Multimodality Update

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Title: Imaging Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia—A Multimodality Update
Authors: Thomas Semple, Mohammed R. Akhtar, Catherine M. Owens
Source: Frontiers in Medicine, Vol 4 (2017)
Publisher Information: Frontiers Media S.A., 2017.
Publication Year: 2017
Collection: LCC:Medicine (General)
Subject Terms: bronchopulmonary dysplasia, structural characterization, imaging techniques, quantitative pulmonary magnetic resonance imaging, lung parenchymal magnetic resonance imaging, hyperpolarized gas imaging, Medicine (General), R5-920
More Details: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia is the most common form of infantile chronic lung disease and results in significant health-care expenditure. The roles of chest radiography and computed tomography (CT) are well documented but numerous recent advances in imaging technology have paved the way for newer imaging techniques including structural pulmonary assessment via lung magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), functional assessment via ventilation, and perfusion MRI and quantitative imaging techniques using both CT and MRI. New applications for ultrasound have also been suggested. With the increasing array of complex technologies available, it is becoming increasingly important to have a deeper knowledge of the technological advances of the past 5–10 years and particularly the limitations of some newer techniques currently undergoing intense research. This review article aims to cover the most salient advances relevant to BPD imaging, particularly advances within CT technology, postprocessing and quantitative CT; structural MRI assessment, ventilation and perfusion imaging using gas contrast agents and Fourier decomposition techniques and lung ultrasound.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2296-858X
Relation: http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2017.00088/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-858X
DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2017.00088
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/59148f8e10d84518a2dc4b0b9db01f46
Accession Number: edsdoj.59148f8e10d84518a2dc4b0b9db01f46
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:2296858X
DOI:10.3389/fmed.2017.00088
Published in:Frontiers in Medicine
Language:English