Comparison of 133Xenon ventilation equilibrium scan (XV) and 99mTechnetium transmission (TT) scan for use in regional lung analysis by 2D gamma scintigraphy in healthy and cystic fibrosis lungs

Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 94-100

  Zeman, Kirby L ^a   Wu, Jihong ^a   Donaldson, Scott H ^a   Bennett, William D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol deposition; C P; Regions of interest; Scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM 99M; XENON 133;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; GAMMA CAMERA; GAMMA SCINTIGRAPHY; GAS VENTILATION EQUILIBRIUM SCAN; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING AND DISPLAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG FIBROSIS; MALE; SPIROMETRY; TECHNETIUM TRANSMISSION SCAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROSOLS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TECHNETIUM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VITAL CAPACITY; XENON RADIOISOTOPES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876032689     PISSN: 19412711     EISSN: 19412703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jamp.2012.0982     Document Type: Article

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