Quantitative study of 99mTc-Technegas SPECT for ventilatory impairment in pulmonary emphysema - Regional distribution: Correlation of SPECT with pulmonary function test

Kakuigaku

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 147-153

  Satoh, Katashi ^a   Mitani, Masahiro ^a   Yamamoto, Yuka ^a   Nishiyama, Yoshihiro ^a   Ohkawa, Motoomi ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

99mTc Technegas; Pulmonary emphysema; Quantitative study; SPECT; Ventilation study

Indexed keywords

RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; TECHNEGAS; TECHNEGAS TC 99M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; TECHNETIUM;

ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; LUNG VENTILATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; LUNG; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SCINTISCANNING;

FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SODIUM PERTECHNETATE TC 99M; TECHNETIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0043237412     PISSN: 00227854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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