Journal
PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY
Volume 53, Issue 21, Pages 6065-6077Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/21/012
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- Australian Research Council
- National Health
- Medical Research Council of Australia
- Monash University
- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization
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Phase contrast x-ray imaging can provide detailed images of lung morphology with sufficient spatial resolution to observe the terminal airways ( alveoli). We demonstrate that quantitative functional and anatomical imaging of lung ventilation can be achieved in vivo using two-dimensional phase contrast x-ray images with high contrast and spatial resolution (<100 mu m) in near real time. Changes in lung air volume as small as 25 mu L were calculated from the images of term and preterm rabbit pup lungs (n = 28) using a single-image phase retrieval algorithm. Comparisons with plethysmography and computed tomography showed that the technique provided an accurate and robust method of measuring total lung air volumes. Furthermore, regional ventilation was measured by partitioning the phase contrast images, which revealed differences in aeration for different ventilation strategies.
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