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 …

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 …

[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 …

Positron emission tomography (PET) provides three-dimensional images of the distributions
of radionuclides that have been inhaled or injected into the lungs. By using radionuclides …

Regional pulmonary perfusion and ventilation can be assessed by imaging, with positron
emission tomography (PET), the pulmonary kinetics of [13N] nitrogen (13N2). Because of its …

The impact of positron range on PET image reconstruction has often been investigated as a
blurring effect that can be partly corrected by adding an element to the PET system matrix in …

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 …

To determine the spatial distributions of pulmonary perfusion, shunt, and ventilation, we
developed a compartmental model of regional 13N-labeled molecular nitrogen (13NN) …

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 …

Physiological conditions and pathophysiological changes in the lungs may affect many
applications in aerosol medicine and pulmonary drug delivery. In the diseased lung, spatial …