… Also, both human (24) and animal (23, 45) studies show that … , this is the first study to
quantify regional changes in V̇a/Q̇ … of reduced pulmonary capillary blood volume after heavy …

… deposition in the lung and of regional lung physiology can be … In PET-CT attenuation,
correction is based on the density … Regional pulmonary perfusion, inflation, and ventilation defects …

… volume) will be identified. Methods – 72 consecutive subjects with severe emphysema and
hyperinflation scheduled for lung volume reductions were recruited: lung volume reduction …

… pulmonary embolism, but no validation of OE-MRI in animal … , and a blood volume of 100
μL was withdrawn. The arterial … for detecting regional differences within lung tissue, full lung …

… 33), gas volume, and CT tissue density. We hypothesized that … -MRI, we assumed that
inflation volumes were comparable … animal), eight rats are sufficient to detect the required effect …

… ability to image regional pulmonary perfused blood volume (CT-… : 1) Animal 1 had the left
lung occluded while animal 2 the … to use the inflation model for the test of region-based effects. …

… this study, we quantified regional CT density and gas volume … against derecruitment to
regions of “unstable inflation,” or poor … our results in a small animal model of porcine oleic acid …

… The main findings of the present study include improvement of parenchymal PBF 2 weeks …
The present study now shows the feasibility of quantifying regional pulmonary perfusion in the …

… and pathological brain functions [1, 2]. Since then, it has become … across the entire lung
density spectrum, suggesting that … regional pulmonary function and anti-inflammatory therapies …

… The degree of lung inflation was quantified as the fraction of gas … density – density value of
the voxel)/(tissue density – density of … Our study did not find a significant difference in regional …