[en] The main purpose of this study has been introduction of a new method for alveoli-
capillary permeability evaluation. Many reports pointed out to the altered transit of soluble …

PET imaging is an attractive technique to study patients with acute lung injury (ALI) and
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) because of its non-invasiveness, its potential to …

Experimental ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) is characterized by alterations in alveolar
epithelial and microvascular permeability that favors the systemic dissemination of lung …

I. Introduction In 1967, Ashbaugh and coworkers introduced the phrase acute respiratory
distress syndrome of adults, now adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), to describe an …

Neutrophilic inflammation plays a key role in the pathogenesis of acute respiratory distress
syndrome (ARDS) and acute lung injury (ALI). Positron emission tomography (PET) with [F] …

Weevaluated pulmonary vascular permeability In 15patients after lung transplantation (21
allografts) by measuring the pUlmonary transcapiilary escape rate (PTCER) for Ga· 68 …

Dysfunction of the barrier properties of endothelial cells is implicated in a number of vascular
diseases. One of the more prominent problems is the edema of the lungs seen with Adult …

Nous avons mis au point une méthode de lavage broncho-alvéolaire permettant d'effectuer
des mesures répétées (toutes les 15 min. pendant 3h30.) de la perméabilité capillaro …

Positron emission tomography (PET) can be used to evaluate pulmonary vascular
endothelial permeability by measuring the pulmonary transcapiliary escape rate (PTCER) …

Positron emission tomography (PET) scanning has often been proposed as a basic research
tool on the one hand and as a potential clinical imaging modality on the other hand. PET can …