Dr. Talissa Altes from the University of Virginia Health System discusses the use of hyperpolarized gas MRI in diagnosing and treating asthma and other pulmonary disorders.

References and Resources
Rodriguez I et al. Magnetic resonance methods and applications in pharmaceutical research. J Pharm Sci. 2008 Sep;97(9):3637-65.

Fain SB et al. Evaluation of structure-function relationships in asthma using multidetector CT and hyperpolarized He-3 MRI. Acad Radiol. 2008 Jun;15(6):753-62.

Habib D, Grebenkov D, Guillot G. Gas diffusion in a pulmonary acinus model: experiments with hyperpolarized helium-3. Magn Reson Imaging. 2008 Oct;26(8):1101-13. Epub 2008 Jun 5.

For more information on hyperpolarized gas MRI, visit:
Harvard Medical School – Department of Radiology