Nicholas
James Tustison1, Talissa A. Altes2, Gang Song1,
Eduard E. de Lange2, John P. Mugler III2, James C. Gee1
1Radiology, University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA, United States; 2Radiology, University of
Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States
We
analyze features extracted from hyperpolarized helium-3 ventilation images in
asthmatic and normal populations and quantify their discriminatory abilities
in characterizing clinical diagnosis relative to spirometric features.