A technique for lung ventilation-perfusion SPECT in neonates and infants

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-177

  Sánchez Crespo, Alejandro ^a   Rohdin, Malin ^a   Carlsson, Charlotta ^a   Bergström, Sten Erik ^a   Larsson, Stig A ^a   Jacobsson, Hans ^a   Lindahl, Sten ^a   Jonsson, Baldvin ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Infant; Lung; Neonatal; Perfusion; SPECT; V Q ratio; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

TECHNEGAS;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING DEPTH; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; FACE MASK; HUMAN; INFANT; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LUNG DEAD SPACE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; NEWBORN; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; VENTILATED PATIENT;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG; PERFUSION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SODIUM PERTECHNETATE TC 99M; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 37349121791     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MNM.0b013e3282f25905     Document Type: Article

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