# NIH Reporter #1K99HL183745-01A1

Dynamic Free-Breathing 129Xe MRI for Functional Lung Imaging in Children

**Recipient:** Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

**Award Amount:** $165,670.00
**Ceiling:** $165,670.00

**Awarded:** August 10, 2026

**Identifier:** 1K99HL183745-01A1

NIH funding supports Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center’s research to develop free-breathing 129Xe MRI for functional lung imaging in pediatric populations.

### Description

The project will develop and optimize free-breathing 129Xe MRI as a non-invasive method to assess regional lung ventilation and function in children, including infants and neonates. It will assess clinical sensitivity and feasibility and validate the method against established clinical tools.

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