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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Quantification of Pulmonary Perfusion using Calibrated Arterial Spin Labeling
Published on: May 30, 2011
Abstract:
The change of bronchial permeability under magnetic load has been investigated in 122 patients with pneumonia 18 to 60 years of age. Two variants of bronchial reaction and a correlation between the time to onset, severity of the reaction and bronchial inflammation have been found. Magnetic load proved able to reveal high magnetic sensitivity of the organism. Peculiarities of pneumonia clinical course and outcome in patients with high magnetic sensitivity show the necessity of additional medical and prophylactic measures.
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