System for in vivo magnetic resonance imaging of lungs using perfluorinated gas mixtures

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9254098
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13577926

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Systems and methods for generating MRI images of the lungs and/or airways of a subject using a medical grade gas mixture comprises between about 20-79% inert perfluorinated gas and oxygen gas. The images are generated using acquired 19F magnetic resonance image (MRI) signal data associated with the perfluorinated gas and oxygen mixture.

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  • DUKE UNIVERSITY

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Charles, Hal Cecil Chapel Hill, US 4 10
Soher, Brian J Chapel Hill, US 5 25

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