Xenon Polarization Transfer Contrast (XTC) imaging is useful for quantifying the exchange rates between gas-phase and dissolved-phase xenon, particularly in emphysematic lungs which experience reduced local tissue and blood volumes. However, this technique does not account for local gas volumes, which can provide important context for interpreting these exchange rates. In this work, a method of incorporating both gas exchange rates and local gas volumes is described.
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