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ArticleMagnetic resonance in medicine2025

Regional variations in hyperpolarized 129Xe lung MRI: Insights from CSI-CSSR and CSSR in healthy and irradiated rat models.

Kai Ruppert, Luis Loza, Hooman Hamedani, Mostafa Ismail, Jiawei Chen, Ian F Duncan, Harrilla Profka, Stephen Kadlecek, Rahim R Rizi

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Kai RuppertDepartment of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7292-6019
Luis LozaDepartment of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Hooman HamedaniDepartment of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Mostafa IsmailDepartment of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jiawei ChenDepartment of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Ian F DuncanDepartment of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Harrilla ProfkaDepartment of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Stephen KadlecekDepartment of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Rahim R RiziDepartment of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Improving lung transplant outcomes through the use of imaging in a DBD rat modelR01HL142258 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI RIZI, RAHIM R · 2018 to 2021
$3.1M
Assessment of Lung Injury with integrated Imaging TechniquesR01HL139066 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI RIZI, RAHIM R · 2017 to 2020
$2.4M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL139066NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL142258
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Abstract

purposeTo compare pulmonary function metrics obtained with hyperpolarized xenon-129 (HXe) MRS, using chemical shift saturation recovery (CSSR) and CSI-CSSR, in healthy rats and a rat model of radiation-induced lung injury.

methodsHXe-MR data were acquired in two healthy rats and one rat with radiation-induced lung injury using whole-lung spectroscopy and CSI-CSSR techniques. The CSI-CSSR acquisitions were performed with both fixed TE and variable TE. Apparent alveolar septal wall thickness, gas transfer dynamics, and regional lung function were quantified and compared across acquisition methods. Spectral analysis included alignment of dissolved-phase frequency spectra using the membrane resonance as reference, segmentation of gas-phase (GP) frequency distribution, and characterization of gas uptake in the vasculature.

resultsComplex GP line shapes were observed in rat lungs, necessitating pixel-wise CSI analysis and membrane resonance alignment for improved quantification. Notable differences in alveolar septal wall thickness, dissolved-phase GP ratios, and GP and red blood cell frequencies were found between acquisition techniques and lung conditions. CSI-CSSR provided unique insights into regional lung function, including the identification of distinct GP frequency zones potentially corresponding to different airway structures, and the ability to map relative xenon gas transport. Metrics from fixed-TE and variable-TE acquisitions usually differed by less than 10%, but the latter yielded a 20% SNR gain.

conclusionHXe-MRS and CSI-CSSR techniques provide similar but not universally interchangeable insights into lung function, particularly in the presence of pathology.

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LungMagnetic Resonance ImagingXenon IsotopesAnimalsImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyXenon-129Xenon Isotopeschemical shift imaginghyperpolarized xenon‐129lung MRIpulmonary function

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PMCPMC11682931

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