The effect of respiratory motion on pulmonary activity determinations by positron emission
tomography (PET) was studied in dogs with experimentally created pulmonary emboli (PE) …

MATERIALSAND METhODS PETStudy Subjectsconsistedof four healthymalevolunteers,
35— 50yr old (mean ±sd, 41 ±7). Following a 10-mmtransmissionscan to correctfor …

Regional measurements of extravascular lung water (rEVLW) were made with positron
emission tomography (PET) and 15O-labeled radionuclides. The label used to measure the …

[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 …

Background Functional volumes computed from 68 Ga-ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) PET/CT,
which we have shown to correlate with pulmonary function test parameters (PFTs), have …

We examined the effect of regional pulmonary blood flow (PBF) on lung water
measurements made with a blood-borne label (15O-water) and positron emission …

Regional measurements of tissue isotope concentration, made using positron emission
tomography (PET), allow tracer models to be used in a quantitative manner to provide …

The noninvasive quantification of pulmonary edema could be of importance in patient
management. We have developed a portable Compton-scatter densitometer capable of …

Using a technique based on positron transmission and emission tomography, we measured
regional extravascular lung density (lung tissue and interstitial water per unit thoracic …

Pulmonary perfusion single photon emission tomography with 99mTc MAA was performed
on 13 pulmonary emphysema patients and 6 controls. We calculated perfusion volume with …