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Aim of this prospective single-center surveillance study was to assess the ability of oxygen-enhanced MRI to predict future chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) related transplant loss. Baseline MRI scans were acquired 6-12 months and follow-up MRI 2.5 years after double lung transplantation. T1 mapping was carried out with patients breathing room air and 100% oxygen, Delta T1 maps were calculated. Median, quartile coefficient of dispersion and ventilated volume parameters were correlated with graft loss and compared with same day lung function testing. Oxygen-enhanced MRI predicted future CLAD-related transplant loss 6-12 months post transplantation and, when evaluating %change, at follow-up MRI.
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