RAWBONE venous injection of 133Xein saline during breath holding at functional residual
capacity. An estimated 95% of the dissolved gas passes into alveolar gas during its first …

The increase in use of 133Xe ventilation studies for the evaluation of pulmonary disease has
led to the need for an inexpensive, functionally simple, closed system for administration of …

METHODS Lungs were excised from anesthetized, heparinized dogs after exsanguination
through a femoral artery catheter. Cannulas were inserted into the left atrial cuff and into …

Measurement of regional area gas exchange in the lung has been carried out with 133Xe by
intravenous injection and measurement of perfusion distribution and clearance curves at …

[en] On the possible radionuclides of xenon: 127 Xe and 125 Xe have better physical
properties for lung function measurement than 133 Xe. A comparison of the radiation doses …

Many diseases of the lung or the pulmonary circulation cause regional differences in
function within the lungs that may be of both diagnostic and therapeutic importance. The use …

The importance of pulmonary ventilation imaging with radioactive gases has been
appreciated for many years. When used in conjunction with the traditional perfusion lung …

MATERIALS AND METHODS The ages of the 39 subjects ranged from 18 to 52 years, with a
mean age of 26.9 years. All of the non smokers selected denied any history of pulmonary …

FOR THE PAST three years, xenon 133 and a scintillation (Anger) camera have been used
extensively in our Nuclear Medicine Clinic to evaluate pulmonary function and measure …

SPE@ IFlCPcTlvrrv-11MEIffEGRAL (CAtdt): A,, T where A@ is the specific activity of xenon
in the lung air at time t (mm), A0 is the specific activity of xenon in the spirometer (@ Ci/ml) …