Quantitative analysis of regional airways obstruction using dynamic hyperpolarized 3He MRI—Preliminary results in children with cystic fibrosis

To investigate regional airways obstruction in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) with quantitative analysis of dynamic hyperpolarized (HP) 3He MRI.

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