… PET frames performed during the first 8 min of acquisition, voxel-by-voxel … of its inflation status
by density redistribution [32]. … Vertical gradient of regional lung inflation in adult respiratory …

… In this study, we hypothesized that regional lung inflation … amount of perfusion per gram
lung (tissue + blood volumes). … and increased with lung inflation in excised dog lower lobes at …

… Lung inflation influences the overall lung density, whereas … images on a voxel by voxel basis
using equation (2). The CT … Regional extravascular density and fractional blood volume of …

… In the present study, we used lung imaging with CT, PET and … To account for differences in
lung inflation and blood volume … to our study, other investigators reported higher regional lung …

… identified regions of unstable inflation (partially aerated voxels with large tidal swings in tissue
density) that indicate local lung … in a large animal model. Some of these results have been …

… hyperinflation of the lungs).However, the possibility of exploiting … study was conducted in
compliance with the Italian Animal … Briefly, both right and left lungs were chosen as regions of …

… MRI measure of pulmonary microvascular blood volume was … Lung regions between -600
and -250 HU were considered … Of note, we have also found hyperinflation to be associated …

… The goal of this study was to describe how regional lung Vb … that: (1) regional Vb cyclically
decreases with lung inflation; (2) the … in dog and man indicate that the bulk of pulmonary Vb is …

… belonging to an experimental animal providera were selected and … Regions of –199 to +100
HU within each lung field were … of the present study, mild compensatory hyperinflation of the …

… regional ventilation distributions. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the impact
of lung inflation levels … Unfortunately, the acquisition of CT at more than 2 inflation levels was …