Imaging Lung Function Abnormalities in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Using Hyperpolarized Gas Ventilation MRI.
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SUBMITTER: Smith LJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6322019 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec
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Imaging Lung Function Abnormalities in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Using Hyperpolarized Gas Ventilation MRI.
Smith Laurie J LJ West Noreen N Hughes David D Marshall Helen H Johns Christopher S CS Stewart Neil J NJ Chan Ho-Fung HF Rao Madhwesha M Capener David J DJ Bray Jody J Collier Guilhem J GJ Hughes Paul J C PJC Norquay Graham G Schofield Lynne L Chetcuti Phil P Moya Eduardo E Wild Jim M JM
Annals of the American Thoracic Society 20181201 12
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