Regional pulmonary perfusion, inflation, and ventilation defects in bronchoconstricted patients with asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 245-253

  Harris, R Scott ^a   Winkler, Tilo ^b   Tgavalekos, Nora ^b   Musch, Guido ^b   Vidal Melo, Marcos F ^b   Schroeder, Tobias ^b   Chang, Yuchiao ^b   Venegas, José G ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Emission computed tomography; Pulmonary gas exchange; Vascular resistance; Vasoconstriction; Ventilation perfusion ratio

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE; NITROGEN 13;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG INFLATION; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG VENTILATION; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL PERFUSION;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; BRONCHOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; NITROGEN RADIOISOTOPES; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; PULMONARY VENTILATION; VENTILATION-PERFUSION RATIO;

EID: 33746614657     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 1073449X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200510-1634OC     Document Type: Article

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