Leesburg, VA, November 2, 2022—According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), metrics derived from dual-energy CT (DECT) can provide insight on ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The use of normothermic regional perfusion could injure donor lungs meant for transplantation. More research is ...

Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) is a technique that allows for donor lungs to be maintained, assessed, and potentially reconditioned outside of the body before transplantation. The lungs are connected ...

An advanced type of MRI uncovers significant lung abnormalities in children and adolescents with long COVID, according to a study published in Radiology. Post-COVID-19 condition, commonly known as ...

April 28, 2010 (Chicago, Illinois) — Assessment and reconditioning of extended or initially rejected donor lungs using ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) is safe and leads to favorable outcomes after ...

Re-perfusing the lungs of an organ donor after the heart has irreversibly stopped beating with a technique called normothermic regional perfusion (TA-NRP) could potentially increase the number of ...

In a Northwestern Medicine first, surgeons used their "lungs in a box" perfusion to treat blood clots in a pair of donor lungs before transplanting them into a patient with Stage 4 lung cancer. The ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a device, called Xvivo Perfusion System with Steen Solution Perfusate, that can temporarily ventilate, oxygenate, and pump (perfuse) preservation ...

How Does a VQ Scan Work? The VQ scan is a nuclear scan. It measures airflow, called ventilation, and blood flow, called perfusion, in your lungs. The V and Q make up a math equation that helps doctors ...

27 April 2025, Boston—A study on donor lungs preserved outside the body before transplantation demonstrated that the hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion (HOPE) technique is a safe and effective ...