Functional imaging before pulmonary resection

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 126-136

  Vesselle, Hubert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional imaging; Lung cancer resection; Lung resection; Lung volume reduction surgery; Pulmonary function

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; KRYPTON 81M; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; RADIOISOTOPE; TECHNETIUM 99M; XENON 127; XENON 133;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; LUNG VENTILATION; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0035299885     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/stcs.2001.24610     Document Type: Article

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