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ived, including the thickness of the respiratory membrane <strong>and</strong> pulmonary<br />

perfusion. The method was employed to compare healthy control animals<br />

with animals with inflammatory lung injury. A significantly increased membrane<br />

thickness (10.0 µm vs. 8.6 µm) was measured in the latter group,<br />

whereas the pulmonary perfusion remained unaltered.<br />

By using hyperpolarized substances, novel possibilities of gaining physiological<br />

in<strong>for</strong>mation arise, which may complement existing MRI <strong>and</strong> MRS<br />

techniques.<br />

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