Several new imaging modalities that will be used clinically or in the research laboratory to
study pulmonary diseases are being developed. These new techniques include single …

[en] The major function of the lung is to exchange the respiratory gases, and carbon dioxide.
This vital process is accomplished through the regional matching of ventilation to perfusion …

The major nuclear medicine contribution to the pulmonary imaging literature for the past
year was the inaugural report from the Prospective Investigation of Pulmonary Embolism …

This article reviews the contribution made by nuclear imaging to the assessment, diagnosis
and monitoring of patients with respiratory disease. It focuses on several specific areas …

Positron emission tomography using the ECAT II scanner to image and measure regional
lung function is outlined. The combined use of transmission and emission imaging provides …

[en] The early application of positron emission tomography in the lung was mainly
concerned with the investigation of the regional volume of the vascular and extravascular …

This article reviews the potential use of positron emission tomography (PET), alone and in
combination with computed tomography, for evaluating the severity of disease in cystic …

[en] The principal advantage of positron emission tomography is the ability to provide
quantitative measurements of the tissue concentration of positron emitting isotopes in a …

We review single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) of the chest for practical
applications that may be used by pulmonary disease specialists. First, we cover SPECT …

In many ways, the lung is an ideal organ for study with positron emission tomography (PET).
First, structure-function relations are homogeneous over larger areas than in other organs …