Aerosol drug delivery using heliox and nebulizer reservoirs: Results from an MRI-based pediatric model

Journal of Aerosol Medicine: Deposition, Clearance, and Effects in the Lung

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 263-271

  Corcoran, Timothy E ^a,d   Shortall, Bryan P ^b   Kim, In K ^c   Meza, Manuel P ^c   Chigier, Norman ^b  

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

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Heliox; Nebulizer reservoir; Pediatric throat; Throat model

Indexed keywords

HELIOX;

AEROSOL; AIR; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EXHALATION; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; LUNG; MALE; MOUTH; NEBULIZER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RESERVOIR; THROAT; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HELIUM; HUMANS; LARYNX; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MOUTH; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; OXYGEN; PHARYNX; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 0141763844     PISSN: 08942684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/089426803769017631     Document Type: Article

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