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 …

Objective To evaluate the influence of body position on the extent and distribution of
experimental lung damage in an oleic acid canine model of acute respiratory distress …

We evaluated the effects of low-dose endotoxin (15 μ g/kg) on the pulmonary and systemic
responses to oleic acid (OA)-induced acute lung injury in dogs. Animals given endotoxin …

Introduction We assessed the in vivo effects of terbutaline, a beta2-agonist assumed to
reduce microvascular permeability in acute lung injury. Methods We used a recently …

Microsphere technique is the reference for assessment of pulmonary blood flow (PBF) but is
destructive; PET, however, can determine PBF noninvasively. Comparisons of these 2 …

On the basis of changes in capillary filtration coefficient (K fc) in 24 rabbit lungs, we
determined whether elevations in pulmonary venous pressure (Ppv) or blood flow (BF) …

We have proposed that endogenous prostacyclin opposes the vasoconstriction responsible
for redistribution of regional pulmonary blood flow (rPBF) away from areas of increased …

In 11 supine dogs, we related regional lung water concentration (rLWC) measurements
made with positron emission tomography (PET) after canine oleic acid (OA)-induced acute …

We evaluated the importance of hypoxic vasoconstriction as a mechanism for pulmonary
blood flow reduction during unilobar oleic acid lung injury in dogs. Pulmonary blood flow …

The effect of body position on regional pulmonary blood flow (rPBF) and lung water
concentration (rLWC) was studied before and after canine oleic acid (OA)-induced acute …