Comparing lung regions of interest in gamma scintigraphy for assessing inhaled therapeutic aerosol deposition

Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 165-173

  Biddiscombe, Martyn F ^a   Meah, Sally N ^b   Underwood, S Richard ^a   Usmani, Omar S ^b  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

gamma scintigraphy; lung deposition; regions of interest; therapeutic aerosol

Indexed keywords

KRYPTON; KRYPTON 81M; SALBUTAMOL; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; AEROSOL; AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GAMMA SCINTIGRAPHY; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG DEPOSIT; LUNG EXAMINATION; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; REGION OF INTEREST; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; AEROSOLS; ALBUTEROL; ASTHMA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 79958190856     PISSN: 19412711     EISSN: 19412703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jamp.2010.0845     Document Type: Article

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