Functional lung imaging with synchrotron radiation : Methods and preclinical applications

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Many lung disease processes are characterized by structural and functional heterogeneity that is not directly appreciable with traditional physiological measurements. Experimental methods and lung function modeling to study regional lung function are crucial for better understanding of disease mechanisms and for targeting treatment. Synchrotron radiation offers useful properties to this end: coherence, utilized in phase-contrast imaging, and high flux and a wide energy spectrum which allow the selection of very narrow energy bands of radiation, thus allowing imaging at very specific energies. K-edge subtraction imaging (KES) has thus been developed at synchrotrons for both human and small animal imaging. The unique properties of synchrotron radiation extend X-ray computed tomography (CT) capabilities to quantitatively assess lung morphology, and also to map regional lung ventilation, perfusion, inflammation and biomechanical properties, with microscopic spatial resolution. Four-dimensional imaging, allows the investigation of the dynamics of regional lung functional parameters simultaneously with structural deformation of the lung as a function of time. This review summarizes synchrotron radiation imaging methods and overviews examples of its application in the study of disease mechanisms in preclinical animal models, as well as the potential for clinical translation both through the knowledge gained using these techniques and transfer of imaging technology to laboratory X-ray sources.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:79

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Physica medica : PM : an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology : official journal of the Italian Association of Biomedical Physics (AIFB) - 79(2020) vom: 15. Nov., Seite 22-35

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bayat, Sam [VerfasserIn]
Porra, Liisa [VerfasserIn]
Suortti, Pekka [VerfasserIn]
Thomlinson, William [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Mechanical ventilation
Phase-contrast imaging
Pulmonary alveoli
Respiratory distress syndrome, Adult
Review
Synchrotrons
Tomography, X-ray Computed
Ventilator-induced lung injury

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Date Completed 24.06.2021

Date Revised 24.06.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ejmp.2020.10.001

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM316394793