[PDF][PDF] Measurements of regional ventilation pulmonary gas volume: theory and error analysis with special reference to positron emission tomography.

SO Valind, CG Rhodes, LH Brudin… - … RATIOS Measurements of …, 1991 - inis.iaea.org
The adaptation to positron emission tomography of the steady-state technique for the
measurement of alveolar ventilation, based on the shortlived radionuclide neon-19 (T,= 17.4 …

Error analysis of combined measurements of regional ventilation and V/Q ratio using positron emission tomography

LH Brudin, SO Valind, CG Rhodes - Physics in Medicine & …, 1992 - iopscience.iop.org
The authors measured the regional pulmonary ventilation/perfusion ratio with intravenous
13 N in saline solution, using positron emission tomography, in eight normal healthy …

Contribution of the positron camera to studies of regional lung structure and function

JMB Hughes, CG Rhodes, LH Brudin… - European Journal of …, 1987 - Springer
Positron emission tomography is a major technological advance in the characterisation of
structure-function relationships within and between regions in normal and abnormal lungs …

[PDF][PDF] Quantitative evaluation of regional pulmonary ventilation using PET and nitrogen-13 gas

M Senda, K Murata, H Itoh, Y Yonekura… - Journal of nuclear …, 1986 - Soc Nuclear Med
A new quantitative method, †œSimultaneousExponential Equation method―(SEE), has
been developed for the analysis of pulmonary ventilation studies using 13N-labeled …

Tracer kinetic model of regional pulmonary function using positron emission tomography

GG Galletti, JG Venegas - Journal of Applied Physiology, 2002 - journals.physiology.org
To determine the spatial distributions of pulmonary perfusion, shunt, and ventilation, we
developed a compartmental model of regional 13N-labeled molecular nitrogen (13NN) …

Quantification of regional ventilation in humans using a short-lived radiotracer--theoretical evaluation of the steady-state model.

SO Valind, CG Rhodes, B Jonson - Journal of Nuclear Medicine …, 1987 - europepmc.org
The accuracy of the steady-state measurement of ventilation by means of a short-lived
insoluble inert gas tracer rests with the validity of the steady-state flow equation. This has …

Quantification of regional V/Q ratios in humans by use of PET. II. Procedure and normal values

CG Rhodes, SO Valind, LH Brudin… - Journal of applied …, 1989 - journals.physiology.org
Regional measurements of tissue isotope concentration, made using positron emission
tomography (PET), allow tracer models to be used in a quantitative manner to provide …

Quantification of regional V/Q ratios in humans by use of PET. I. Theory

CG Rhodes, SO Valind, LH Brudin… - Journal of Applied …, 1989 - journals.physiology.org
With positron emission tomography, quantitative measurements of regional alveolar and
mixed venous concentrations of positron-emitting radioisotopes can be made within a …

Regional structure-function correlations in chronic obstructive lung disease measured with positron emission tomography.

LH Brudin, CG Rhodes, SO Valind, PD Buckingham… - Thorax, 1992 - thorax.bmj.com
BACKGROUND: Positron emission tomography, performed with isotopes of very short half
life, can be used to relate local lung tissue density to local ventilation and to the ventilation …

Lung volume calculations from 81Krm SPECT for the quantification of regional ventilation

A Zwijnenburg, A Klumper, CM Roos… - Clinical Physics and …, 1988 - iopscience.iop.org
Lung volumes, calculated from 81 Kr m single-photon emission computed tomography
(SPECT) of the lungs, were compared with functional residual capacity (FRC), measured …