Development of Hyperpolarized Xenon-129 and Inert Fluorinated Gas Lung Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Comparative Pilot Study of Healthy Volunteers and Participants With Pulmonary Disease
Aim of this study is to evaluate image quality and reproducibility of Xenon-129 and Inert fluorinated (19F) gas Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and to evaluate changes in lung structure and function in participants with cystic fibrosis (CF) and asthma compared to healthy controls.
• Participants male and female aged 8 years old and older.
• Participants have no smoking history.
• For participants with CF and asthma, a clinical diagnosis is necessary and they should be at their baseline level of symptom control based on history.
• Participants should have a FEV1%pred value greater than 40%.
• Participant understands the study procedures and is willing to participate in the study as indicated by signature on the informed consent or assent.
• Participant must be able to perform a breath hold for 20s or less.
• Participant able to perform reproducible pulmonary function tests (i.e., the 3 best acceptable spirograms have FEV1 values that do not vary more than 5% of the largest value or more than 100 ml, whichever is greater).
⁃ For the PEx sub-cohort, admission to the Hospital for Sick Children for a pulmonary exacerbation (based on clinical or pulmonary function assessment). Children who will be admitted and then discharged on home IV antibiotics may also be included in this study.