T1 Relaxation Time in Lungs of Asymptomatic Smokers.
Journal article, 2016
Interest in using T1 as a potential MRI biomarker of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has recently increased. Since tobacco smoking is the major risk factor for development of COPD, the aim for this study was to examine whether tobacco smoking, pack-years (PY), influenced T1 of the lung parenchyma in asymptomatic current smokers.
Author
Daniel Alamidi
University of Gothenburg
Simon S I Kindvall
Lund University
Penny L Hubbard Cristinacce
University of Manchester
Deirdre M McGrath
University of Manchester
Simon S Young
AstraZeneca AB
Josephine H Naish
University of Manchester
John C Waterton
University of Manchester
Per Wollmer
Lund University
Sandra Diaz
Lund University
Marita Olsson
AstraZeneca AB
Paul Hockings
Chalmers, Signals and Systems, Signal Processing and Biomedical Engineering
Kerstin M Lagerstrand
University of Gothenburg
Geoffrey J M Parker
University of Manchester
Bioxydyn
Lars E Olsson
Lund University
PLoS ONE
1932-6203 (ISSN) 19326203 (eISSN)
Vol. 11 3 e0149760- 0149760Subject Categories
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0149760
PubMed
26958856