Positron emission tomography (PET) is now primarily used in oncological indication owing
to the successful application of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) in an increasing …

Over recent years the research focus within the field of respiratory drug delivery has
broadened to include a wide range of potential applications for inhalation by delivering …

This thoroughly revised and expanded reference provides authoritative discussions on the
physiologic, pharmacologic, metabolic, molecular, cellular and physicochemical factors …

Recently, PET systems with a long axial field of view have become the current state of the
art. Total-body PET scanners enable unique possibilities for scientific research and clinical …

From the first measurements of the distribution of pulmonary blood flow using radioactive
tracers by West and colleagues (J Clin Invest 40: 1–12, 1961) allowing gravitational …

Introduction In this review, we compare the spectrum of currently availablemethods for
quantifying pulmonary edema in patients. Review Imaging and indicator dilution techniques …

Millions of people are affected by respiratory diseases, leading to a significant health burden
globally. Because of the current insufficient knowledge of the underlying mechanisms that …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this review is to describe the current experimental and clinical
data regarding the fundamentals and applications of 18F-FDG PET during acute lung injury …

In animal models of pulmonary inflammation, neutrophils exhibit a dramatic influx of glucose
in periods of high metabolic activity. This information was utilized to develop a technique …

In vitro measurements of aerosol fine particle fraction (FPF) using particle-sizing apparatus
(eg the twin impinger, multi-stage liquid impingers, cascade impactors) have a key role to …