18F-FDG uptake rate is a biomarker of eosinophilic inflammation and airway response in asthma

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1713-1720

  Harris, R Scott ^a   Venegas, José G ^a   Wongviriyawong, Chanikarn ^a   Winkler, Tilo ^a   Kone, Mamary ^a   Musch, Guido ^a   Vidal Melo, Marcos F ^a   De Prost, Nicolas ^a   Hamilos, Daniel L ^a   Afshar, Roshi ^a   Cho, Josalyn ^a   Luster, Andrew D ^a   Medoff, Benjamin D ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway constriction; Emission computed tomography; Fluorine isotopes; Nitrogen isotopes; Pulmonary gas exchange; Ventilation perfusion ratio

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FEMALE; GAS; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG LOBE; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; THICKNESS;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; CATS; CELL COUNT; EOSINOPHILS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; VENTILATION-PERFUSION RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80455168443     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.110.086355     Document Type: Article

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