Ultra‐short echo time (UTE) MR imaging of the lung: Comparison between normal and emphysematous lungs in mutant mice

Abstract

The UTE imaging provided MR signal from the lung parenchyma. Moreover, the UTE sequence was sensitive to emphysematous changes and may provide a direct assessment of lung parenchyma. UTE imaging has the potential to assist detection of localized pathological destruction of lung tissue architecture in emphysema.