[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 …

[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 …

[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 …

Positron emission tomography is a major technological advance in the characterisation of
structure-function relationships within and between regions in normal and abnormal lungs …

Degree: D. Med. DegreeYear: 1989 Institute: Lunds Universitet (Sweden) The labelling of
specific tracer compounds with positron emitting radionuclides enables a range of structural …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Positron emission tomography and appropriately labeled, short-lived radiopharmaceuticals
can be used to study a variety of physiologic processes within the lung. Recently, methods …

The detailed investigation of regional differences in lung function at a local level began
when suitable gamma-ray emitting isotopes and focused external radiation detectors …