Standardization of techniques for using single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) for aerosol deposition assessment of orally inhaled products

Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Fleming, John ^a   Bailey, Dale L ^b   Chan, Hak Kim ^c   Conway, Joy ^a,d   Kuehl, Philip J ^e   Laube, Beth L ^f   Newman, Stephen ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e LOVELACE RESPIRATORY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g Scientific Consultant   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aerosol deposition; imaging; technique standardization

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN MICROSPHERE TC 99M; MACROSALB TC 99M; TECHNETIUM 99M;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS; CALIBRATION; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DEPOSITION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; GAMMA CAMERA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; ISOTOPE LABELING; LUNG; LUNG VENTILATION; LUNG VOLUME; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUALITY CONTROL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STANDARDIZATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRACHEA; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AEROSOLS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LUNG; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 84870842082     PISSN: 19412711     EISSN: 19412703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jamp.2012.1Su5     Document Type: Article

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