Imaging technique
AssigneeThe University of Manchester
InventorsDeirdre McGrath, Geoffrey Parker
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of characterising tissue function in a subject in need of such characterisation. The method comprises performing an imaging technique, on a voxel defined within a tissue space of interest, wherein image data is generated over a time period during which the subject inhales gases with at least two different partial pressures of a paramagnetic gas. A compartmental model algorithm is applied to the image data generated for the voxel to provide information on metabolic function of the tissue.
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A method of characterising tissue function in a subject in need of such characterisation comprising:
- performing Oxygen-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging on a tissue space of interest,
- wherein image data is generated over a time period during which the subject inhales gases with at least two different partial pressures of oxygen,
- and applying a compartmental model algorithm to the image data generated to provide information on metabolic function of the tissue.
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