@phdthesis{Weiss2017,
  author    = {Weiß, Sandra Elisabeth},
  title     = {Erstmalige Sauerstoff-basierte MR-Lungenfunktionsanalyse im Schulkindesalter - lassen sich Ver{\"a}nderungen der Ventilation bei ehemals fr{\"u}hgeborenen Kindern nachweisen?},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-143730},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {Oxygen-enhanced functional low-field MRI of the lung in formerly very low birth weight infants with and without bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) Clemens Wirth1, Sandra Weiß1, Daniel St{\"a}b1, Wolfgang Thomas2, Henning Neubauer1, Helge Hebestreit2, Herbert K{\"o}stler1, Dietbert Hahn1, Meinrad Beer1 1 Institute of Radiology, 2 Department of Pediatrics, University of Wuerzburg, Germany Purpose: To assess functional lung abnormalities in formerly very low birth weight infants (VLBW) with and without BPD compared with children born at term without lung pathology in an oxygen-enhanced open low-field MRI. Materials and methods: 40 children aged 7-12 years were included in this study. 10 children had BPD, 15 were VLBW without BPD (non-BPD) and 15 formerly term infants served as controls (CON). Sagittal T1-weighted single inversion multi-gradientecho sequences were acquired for both lungs at an open low-field MRI (Magnetom Open 0.2 Tesla, Siemens Medical Solutions, Erlangen, Germany). Acquisition was performed in 2 cycles: whilst breathing ambient air, then 100\% oxygen via breathing mask. The mean relative change of the T1 relaxation time (ΔT1) between the two cycles was calculated after pixelwise subtraction of the parameter maps. ΔT1 of the different groups was compared statistically. Results: ΔT1 of the different groups was calculated as follows: CON 10.7 +/- 2.3\%; Non-BPD 10.8 +/- 3.0\%; BPD 9.2 +/- 3.1\%. ΔT1 was significantly lower in the BPD group compared to both other groups (Mann-Whitney-U; p<0.05). There was no significant change of ΔT1 between the Non-BPD and the control group (p=0.93). Subanalysis of the lobes showed inhomogenieties of ΔT1 in the BPD group. Conclusion: Functional oxygen-enhanced MRI shows significant differences of ΔT1 in patients with BPD compared to children without BPD, reflecting probable long term functional sequelae of disturbed pulmonary vascular and alveolar development of the disease.},
  subject      = {MRT},
  language  = {de}
}