The gravitational distribution of ventilation-perfusion ratio is more uniform in prone than supine posture in the normal human lung

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 313-324

  Cortney Henderson, A ^a,c   Sá, Rui Carlos ^a,c   Theilmann, Rebecca J ^b,c   Buxton, Richard B ^b,c   Kim Prisk, G ^a,b,c   Hopkins, Susan R ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial spin labeling; Gravity; Magnetic resonance imaging; Specific ventilation imaging; Ventilation perfusion ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTERIAL SPIN LABELING; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING MECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; GRAVITY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; LUNG; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIFIC VENTILATION IMAGING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPINE POSITION; TIDAL VOLUME;

ARTERIAL SPIN LABELING; GRAVITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPECIFIC VENTILATION IMAGING; VENTILATION-PERFUSION RATIO;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUNG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PRONE POSITION; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SUPINE POSITION; TIDAL VOLUME; VENTILATION-PERFUSION RATIO;

EID: 84881456457     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01531.2012     Document Type: Article

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