Mechanism of mosaic attenuation of the lungs on computed tomography in induced bronchospasm

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 701-708

  Gückel, Claudius ^d   Wells, Athol U ^a   Taylor, David A ^b   Chabat, François ^d   Hansell, David M ^c  

^a GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Computed tomography of the lung; Functional computed tomography; Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; LUNG VASOCONSTRICTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0344507327     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.86.2.701     Document Type: Article

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