Imaging the acute respiratory distress syndrome: past, present and future
In patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), lung imaging is a
fundamental tool in the study of the morphological and mechanistic features of the lungs …
fundamental tool in the study of the morphological and mechanistic features of the lungs …
Quantification of lung PET images: challenges and opportunities
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 …
globally. Because of the current insufficient knowledge of the underlying mechanisms that …
Effect of local tidal lung strain on inflammation in normal and lipopolysaccharide-exposed sheep
Objectives: Regional tidal lung strain may trigger local inflammation during mechanical
ventilation, particularly when additional inflammatory stimuli are present. However, it is …
ventilation, particularly when additional inflammatory stimuli are present. However, it is …
High-temporal-resolution lung kinetic modeling using total-body dynamic PET with time-delay and dispersion corrections
Tracer kinetic modeling in dynamic PET has the potential to improve the diagnosis,
prognosis, and research of lung diseases. The advent of total-body PET systems with much …
prognosis, and research of lung diseases. The advent of total-body PET systems with much …
Lung imaging in asthmatic patients: the picture is clearer
M Castro, SB Fain, EA Hoffman, DS Gierada… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Imaging of the lungs in patients with asthma has evolved dramatically over the last decade
with sophisticated techniques, such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging …
with sophisticated techniques, such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging …
Assessment of Lung Inflammation With 18F-FDG PET During Acute Lung Injury
N de Prost, MR Tucci, MFV Melo - American Journal of …, 2010 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
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 …
data regarding the fundamentals and applications of 18F-FDG PET during acute lung injury …
Improved correction for the tissue fraction effect in lung PET/CT imaging
BF Holman, V Cuplov, L Millner… - Physics in Medicine …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Recently, there has been an increased interest in imaging different pulmonary disorders
using PET techniques. Previous work has shown, for static PET/CT, that air content in the …
using PET techniques. Previous work has shown, for static PET/CT, that air content in the …
Imaging the injured lung: mechanisms of action and clinical use
Abstract The Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) consists of acute hypoxemic
respiratory failure characterized by massive and heterogeneously distributed loss of lung …
respiratory failure characterized by massive and heterogeneously distributed loss of lung …
Early inflammation mainly affects normally and poorly aerated lung in experimental ventilator-induced lung injury
JB Borges, ELV Costa, F Suarez-Sipmann… - Critical care …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The common denominator in most forms of ventilator-induced lung injury is an
intense inflammatory response mediated by neutrophils. PET with [18 F] fluoro-2-deoxy-D …
intense inflammatory response mediated by neutrophils. PET with [18 F] fluoro-2-deoxy-D …
Imaging pulmonary inflammation
PM Scherer, DL Chen - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2016 - Soc Nuclear Med
Lung inflammatory diseases contribute significantly to the socioeconomic burden of disease.
Yet very few new, effective therapies for respiratory disease have been approved for use. A …
Yet very few new, effective therapies for respiratory disease have been approved for use. A …