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To assess the feasibility of simultaneous structural and functional lung imaging in pediatric patients without ionizing radiation.

August 7, 2026Radiology AdvancesOpen Access

Simultaneous 3D structural-functional assessment of pediatric lung using 0.55-T MRI: A feasibility study

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Feasibility study evaluates simultaneous lung imaging in pediatric participants, highlighting no radiation or contrast use.

To assess the feasibility of simultaneous structural and functional lung imaging in pediatric patients without ionizing radiation.
Retrospective analysis of pediatric patients with pulmonary disease and healthy controls.
Participants underwent awake lung MRI using a 0.55-T scanner with a bSTAR sequence.
Image quality and anatomical visibility were scored by two radiologists, with inter-reader agreement assessed.
Fourteen participants underwent imaging with acceptable diagnostic quality and image scores ranging from 3.0 to 3.8.
Substantial inter-reader agreement was observed in structural findings (κ = 0.6–0.8).
Ventilation defects measured by bSTAR strongly correlated with 2D PREFUL MRI (r = 0.81, p < 0.001).

Miao et al. (2026) studied this question.

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August 7, 2026Radiology AdvancesOpen Access

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Feasibility study evaluates simultaneous lung imaging in pediatric participants, highlighting no radiation or contrast use.

To assess the feasibility of simultaneous structural and functional lung imaging in pediatric patients without ionizing radiation.
Retrospective analysis of pediatric patients with pulmonary disease and healthy controls.
Participants underwent awake lung MRI using a 0.55-T scanner with a bSTAR sequence.
Image quality and anatomical visibility were scored by two radiologists, with inter-reader agreement assessed.
Fourteen participants underwent imaging with acceptable diagnostic quality and image scores ranging from 3.0 to 3.8.
Substantial inter-reader agreement was observed in structural findings (κ = 0.6–0.8).
Ventilation defects measured by bSTAR strongly correlated with 2D PREFUL MRI (r = 0.81, p < 0.001).

Miao et al. (2026) studied this question.

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