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Effects of pulmonary inhalation on hyperpolarized krypton-83 magnetic resonance T1 relaxation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21628780     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The (83)Kr magnetic resonance (MR) relaxation time T(1) of krypton gas in contact with model surfaces was previously found to be highly sensitive to surface composition, surface-to-volume ratio, and surface temperature. The work presented here explored aspects of pulmonary (83)Kr T(1) relaxation measurements in excised lungs from healthy rats using hyperpolarized (hp) (83)Kr with approximately 4.4% spin polarization. MR spectroscopy without spatial resolution was applied to the ex vivo lungs that actively inhale hp (83)Kr through a custom designed ventilation system. Various inhalation schemes were devised to study the influence of anatomical dead space upon the measured (83)Kr T(1) relaxation times. The longitudinal (83)Kr relaxation times in the distal airways and the respiratory zones were independent of the lung inhalation volume, with T(1) = 1.3 s and T(1) = 1.0 s, depending only on the applied inhalation scheme. The obtained data were highly reproducible between different specimens. Further, the (83)Kr T(1) relaxation times in excised lungs were unaffected by the presence of up to 40% oxygen in the hp gas mixture. The results support the possible importance of (83)Kr as a biomarker for evaluating lung function.
Authors:
K F Stupic; N D Elkins; G E Pavlovskaya; J E Repine; T Meersmann
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.     Date:  2011-05-31
Journal Detail:
Title:  Physics in medicine and biology     Volume:  56     ISSN:  1361-6560     ISO Abbreviation:  Phys Med Biol     Publication Date:  2011 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-06-22     Completed Date:  2011-10-21     Revised Date:  2012-01-04    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401220     Medline TA:  Phys Med Biol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  3731-48     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Inhalation*
Isotopes
Krypton / chemistry*
Lung / physiology*
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods*
Male
Models, Biological
Oxygen / chemistry
Pulmonary Alveoli / physiology
Pulmonary Ventilation
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
G0900785//Medical Research Council; R0-1 25324//PHS HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Isotopes; 7439-90-9/Krypton; 7782-44-7/Oxygen

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