… to gravimetric tests in animal studies. However, practical … signal variations over space within
the “lung” sponge regions (Figure … of lung inflation, given that air displaces water 45 and lung …

… the effects of prone positioning on regional lung aeration in … consequences in the timeframe
of our animal studies. Edema … effects of chest wall and lung mechanics on regional inflation, …

… and potential increase in intrathoracic blood volume, these … function could conversely affect
regional lung inflammation by … large animal lung could stent open pulmonary corner vessels …

… modalities for evaluating regional lung function and disease … , this method is only indicated
in ex-vivo or animal studies. … Pulmonary vascular total blood volume (TBV) was calculated …

… effect of lung and soft tissue weight (cardiac and abdominal) on basilar lung regions and
higher regional … 2Differences in lung density by CT imaging in prone vs. supine positioning. …

… of regional pulmonary blood flow and extravascular lung … In addition to PET, a technique
that has recently emerged as … mismatch between pulmonary gas and blood volume distribution …

… regions of the lung experience an increase in blood flow and … particularly pronounced at
lower lung inflation levels (1,3,4). … between tissue density (HU attenuation) and animal weight, …

… Under the assumption that lung density differs within the … one of the two groups: inflation or
lung weight parameters. The list … , SAPS II) were determined for every patient of our study and …

… regional lung strain in mechanically ventilated large animal … surfactant depleted large animal
lung mechanically ventilated … Our finding of negligible hyperinflation in dynamic images is …

… lung CT images, while ignoring lesion-induced regional lung ventilation obstruction. The
subregional changes in lung volume or lung density between inflation … with Galligas 4D PET/CT …