Lung/mediastinal tumors, Interstitial pneumonia, Pulmonary emphysema, COPD, Sarcoidosis, Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Mycobacteriosis, Fungal diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Patients who undergoes chest CT as a part of clinical examination (2) Lung/mediastinal tumors, Interstitial pneumonia, Pulmonary emphysema, COPD, Sarcoidosis, Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Mycobacteriosis, Fungal diseases (3) Male & Female (4) Informed consent (5) Repeated examination
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) General contraindications for undergoing an MRI as followings 1. Patients who is pregnant 2. Patients with severe claustrophobia 3. Patients who have a heart pacemaker 4. Patients who have an artificial inner ear 5. Patients who have an prosthetic valves 6. Patients is in post-operative status for cerebral aneurysm 7. Patients with dental implants 8. Patients with a tattoo 9. Patients who have the other metallic foreign bodies 10. Patients who is underage (20>) (2) Patients who cannot keep resting status at the examination (3) Patients who is under a critical condition (4) Patients who (5) Patients without written informed consent (6) Patients who is regarded as inappropriate by researchers to enroll the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To investigate the diagnostic accuracy for detection and characterization in respiratory diseases by HRCT & MRI (T1WI, T2WI, UTE, DWI, etc), and determine the reproducibility in the subjective parameters (kappa analysis) and objective measurements (T2*value, T2value, ADC etc) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To find the useful MRI findings in clinical settings | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kyushu University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Molecular Imaging & Diagnosis