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M Viallon1, G P Cofer, S A Suddarth

  • 1Laboratoire de Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire, UPRESA-CNRS 5012, Université Lyon I-CPE, Villeurbanne, France.

Summary

Researchers developed a novel imaging technique using hyperpolarized helium-3 (3He) to visualize lung ventilation in small animals at microscopic resolution. This method offers high temporal and spatial detail for studying lung function.

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