Assessment of temporal changes in pulmonary edema with NMR imaging

1989 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 1197-1208 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. M. Phillips ◽  
P. S. Allen ◽  
S. F. Man
Keyword(s):  
Relaxation Time ◽  
Oleic Acid ◽  
Pulmonary Edema ◽  
Signal Intensity ◽  
Transverse Relaxation Time ◽  
Lung Edema ◽  
Lung Water ◽  
Transverse Relaxation ◽  
Acid Infusion ◽  
Potential Applicability

Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI) parameters [longitudinal relaxation time (T1), transverse relaxation time (T2), and signal intensity] acquired at a magnetic field of 2.35 T were validated with a study of nine different phantom gel solutions. This technique was then applied to study 13 anesthetized supine cats, among which 10 had lung edema induced by oleic acid (0.075 ml/kg); the result was compared with postmortem analyses of lung water. Three animals (series A) were imaged until the edema was first visualized in NMRI, usually 15–20 min after oleic acid infusion. Another seven animals (series B) were imaged over 4–5 h. As lung water increased, so did the signal intensity. When edema first appeared, T1, T2, and the volume of the edematous region within the slice in the upper lobes showed no gravity-dependent differences; this was confirmed by postmortem measurements (series A) of lung water. With time, gravity-dependent regions displayed greater volumes of edematous regions and greater T1 values (P less than 0.01), suggesting a continued accumulation of lung water. In comparison, nondependent regions displayed constant volumes of edematous region and lesser T1 values (P less than 0.01), suggesting an increased protein concentration but no change in lung water. This study suggests the potential applicability of NMRI parameters in the assessment of pulmonary edema.

Increased cardiac output increases shunt: role of pulmonary edema and perfusion

1985 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 1313-1321 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. H. Breen ◽  
P. T. Schumacker ◽  
J. Sandoval ◽  
I. Mayers ◽  
L. Oppenheimer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Output ◽  
Oleic Acid ◽  
Pulmonary Edema ◽  
Lung Edema ◽  
Base Line ◽  
Lung Water ◽  
Arteriovenous Fistulas ◽  
Anesthetized Dogs ◽  
The Right

In low-pressure pulmonary edema increased cardiac output (QT) increases shunt (Qs/QT); we tested whether the mechanism is an increase in extravascular lung water in turn mediated by the accompanying increase in microvascular pressure. In six pentobarbital sodium-anesthetized dogs ventilated with O2 we administered oleic acid into the right atrium. From base line to 2 h post-oleic acid we measured concurrent significant increases in Qs/QT (6–29%, O2 technique) and extravascular thermal volume (ETV, 2.6–7.1 ml/g dry intravascular blood-free lung wt, thermal-green dye indicator technique) that were stable by 90 min. Then, bilateral femoral arteriovenous fistulas were opened and closed in 30-min periods to cause reversible increases in QT and associated Qs/QT. When fistulas were open the time-averaged QT increased from 5.1 to 6.9 min (P less than 0.05), the simultaneous Qs/QT rose from 30.7 to 38.4% (P less than 0.05), but ETV did not increase. We conclude that increasing lung edema does not account for our rise in Qs/QT when QT increased.

Measurement of pulmonary edema in intact dogs by transthoracic gamma-ray attenuation

1979 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 1228-1233 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. S. Simon ◽  
J. F. Murray ◽  
N. C. Staub
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Edema ◽  
Time Course ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Lung Edema ◽  
Lung Water ◽  
Vascular Congestion ◽  
Isolated Lung ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Gamma Ray Attenuation

We evaluated the attenuation of the 122 keV gamma ray of cobalt-57 across the thorax of anesthetized dogs as a method for following the time course of lung water changes in acute pulmonary edema induced by either increased microvascular permeability or increased microvascular hydrostatic pressure. The gamma rays traversed the thorax centered on the seventh rib laterally where the lung mass in the beam path was greatest. Calibration measurements in isolated lung lobes demonstrated the high sensitivity and inherent accuracy of the method over a wide range of lung water contents. In control dogs reproducibility averaged +/-3%. Increased permeability edema led to large rapid increases in the transthoracic gamma ray attenuation (TGA), while increased pressure caused an immediate, modest increase in TGA (vascular congestion) followed by a slow further increase over 2 h. There was a fairly good correlation between the increase in extravascular lung water and the change in TGA. The method is simple, safe, and noninvasive and appears to be useful for following the time course of lung water accumulation in generalized lung edema in anesthetized animals.

scholarly journals Estimation of the permeability of hydrocarbon reservoir samples using induced polarization and nuclear magnetic resonance methods

Geophysics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. MR73-MR84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Razavirad ◽  
Myriam Schmutz ◽  
Andrew Binley
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Relaxation Time ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Mechanistic Model ◽  
Transverse Relaxation Time ◽  
Induced Polarization ◽  
Permeability Model ◽  
Transverse Relaxation ◽  
Hydrocarbon Reservoir ◽  
Nuclear Magnetic

We have evaluated several published models using induced polarization (IP) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements for the estimation of permeability of hydrocarbon reservoir samples. IP and NMR measurements were made on 30 samples (clean sands and sandstones) from a Persian Gulf hydrocarbon reservoir. We assessed the applicability of a mechanistic IP-permeability model and an empirical IP-permeability model recently proposed. The mechanistic model results in a broader range of permeability estimates than those measured for sand samples, whereas the empirical model tends to overestimate the permeability of the samples that we tested. We also evaluated an NMR permeability prediction model that is based on porosity [Formula: see text] and the mean of the log transverse relaxation time ([Formula: see text]). This model provides reasonable permeability estimations for the clean sandstones that we tested but relies on calibrated parameters. We also examined an IP-NMR permeability model, which is based on the peak of the transverse relaxation time distribution, [Formula: see text] and the formation factor. This model consistently underestimates the permeability of the samples tested. We also evaluated a new model. This model estimates the permeability using the arithmetic mean of log transverse NMR relaxation time ([Formula: see text]) and diffusion coefficient of the pore fluid. Using this model, we improved estimates of permeability for sandstones and sand samples. This permeability model may offer a practical solution for geophysically derived estimates of permeability in the field, although testing on a larger database of clean granular materials is needed.

Brain gray and white matter transverse relaxation time in schizophrenia

1999 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adolf Pfefferbaum ◽  
Edith V Sullivan ◽  
Maj Hedehus ◽  
Michael Moseley ◽  
Kelvin O Lim
Keyword(s):  
Relaxation Time ◽  
White Matter ◽  
Transverse Relaxation Time ◽  
Transverse Relaxation
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