This hyperpolarized 83Kr MRI of excised rat lung shows a healthy control lung on the left and a lung that serves as a model of emphysema on the right. The dominance of the green color in the right image indicates a reduction in the lung's surface-to-volume ratio caused by alveolar degradation in this emphysema model. Image: University of Nottingham. |
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