What can computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging tell us about ventilation?

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 647-657

  Simon, Brett A ^a,b   Kaczka, David W ^a,b   Bankier, Alexander A ^a,b   Parraga, Grace ^c,d  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gas distribution; Lung imaging; Pulmonary physiology; Ventilation; Ventilation defects

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREATH HOLDING; BREATHING MECHANICS; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG VENTILATION; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ANIMALS; BREATH HOLDING; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84865120873     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00353.2012     Document Type: Review

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