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SUBMITTER: Altes TA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6447058 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Altes Talissa A TA Mugler John P JP Ruppert Kai K Tustison Nicholas J NJ Gersbach Joanne J Szentpetery Sylvia S Meyer Craig H CH de Lange Eduard E EE Teague W Gerald WG
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 20151029 3
<h4>Background</h4>Lung ventilation defects identified by using hyperpolarized 3-helium gas ((3)He) lung magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are prevalent in asthmatic patients, but the clinical importance of ventilation defects is poorly understood.<h4>Objectives</h4>We sought to correlate the lung defect volume quantified by using (3)He MRI with clinical features in children with mild and severe asthma.<h4>Methods</h4>Thirty-one children with asthma (median age, 10 years; age range, 3-17 years) u ...[more]