With advances in multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT), it is now possible to
image the lung in 10 s or less and accurately extract the lungs, lobes, and airway tree to the …

This article reviews the contribution made by nuclear imaging to the assessment, diagnosis
and monitoring of patients with respiratory disease. It focuses on several specific areas …

Purpose To evaluate lung water density at three different levels of lung inflation in normal
lungs using a fast gradient echo sequence developed for rapid imaging. Materials and …

We quantified pulmonary vascular permeability with positron emission tomography (PET)
and gallium-68-(^ Ga) labeled transferrin. Six dogs with oleic acid-induced lung injury …

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 …

RESULTS RA BalloonGroup After inflation of the atrial balloon, cardiac output decreased
40% ±6%. There was no change in the other hemodynamic parameters (Table 1). With the …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a debilitating lung disease almost
exclusively related to tobacco smoke. COPD symptoms are typical of numerous other …

Pulmonary PET imaging is still immature relative to developments and experience in other
fields, such as brain, heart, and cancer. The reasons for this are several, including …

Every day, clinicians use imaging to diagnose disease and to assist in therapeutic decision-
making. The value of anatomic imaging of lung structure with X-ray computed tomography …

The prime function of the lung is to exchange gas between the inspired air and the venous
blood. Therefore, 60–75% of the lung volume is taken up by gas and blood. Blood free lung …