The only text to cover lung function assessment from first principles including methodology,
reference values and interpretation New for this edition:-More illustrations to convey …

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 …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) consists of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure
characterized by massive and heterogeneously distributed loss of lung aeration caused by …

Rationale: The prone position is used to improve gas exchange in patients with acute
respiratory distress syndrome. However, the regional mechanism by which the prone …

The topographic matching of alveolar ventilation (V̇ A) and perfusion (Q̇) is the main
determinant of gas exchange efficiency of the lung. However, no pulmonary functional …

Multiple thoracic imaging modalities have been developed to link structure to function in the
diagnosis and monitoring of lung disease. Volumetric computed tomography (CT) renders …

Background Sustained lung inflations (recruitment maneuvers [RMs]) are occasionally used
during mechanical ventilation of patients with acute lung injury to restore aeration to …

Background Alveolar overdistension and repetitive derecruitment-recruitment contribute to
ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI). The authors investigated (1) whether inflammatory cell …

With the emergence of multidetector-row computed tomography (CT) it is now possible to
image both structure and function via use of a single imaging modality. Breath-hold spiral CT …

Abstract Ventilation-perfusion (VA/Q) matching, the regional matching of the flow of fresh gas
to flow of deoxygenated capillary blood, is the most important mechanism affecting the …