Magnetic resonance imaging in study of lungs
https://doi.org/10.24835/1607-0763-2019-4-10-23
Abstract
For a long time, there was a need to apply magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique for lung visualization in clinical practice. The development of this method is stimulated by necessity of the emergence of an alternative to computed tomography, especially when radiation and injection of iodine-containing contrast agents are contraindicated or undesirable, for example, in pregnant women and children, people with intolerance to iodinated contrast. One of the reasons why lung MRI is still rarely used is lack of elaborated standardized protocols that would be adapted to clinical needs of medical society. This publication is a current literature review on the use of MRI in lung studies.
About the Authors
T. A. Akhadov
Clinical and Research Institute of Emergency Pediatric Surgery and Trauma
Russian Federation
Dr. of Sci. (Med.), Professor, Head of radiology department
Russian Federation
Dr. of Sci. (Med.), Professor, Head of radiology department
S. Yu. Guryakov
Clinical and Research Institute of Emergency Pediatric Surgery and Trauma
Russian Federation
radiologist, radiology department
Russian Federation
radiologist, radiology department
M. V. Ublinsky
Clinical and Research Institute of Emergency Pediatric Surgery and Trauma
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Cand. of Sci. (Biol.), researcher, radiology department
119180 Moscow, Bolshaya Polyanka, 22
Phone: + 7-929-620-21-77
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