Effect of Low-xenon and Krypton Supplementation on Signal/Noise of Regional Ct-based Ventilation Measurements.
From: Department of Radiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)
- Publish Date: Apr 2007
- ISSN: 8750-7587
- Volume: 102
- Issue: 4
- Pages: 1535-44
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Chon Deokiee, Beck Kenneth C, Simon Brett A, et al. Effect of Low-xenon and Krypton Supplementation on Signal/Noise of Regional Ct-based Ventilation Measurements.. J. Appl. Physiol. Apr 2007;102:1535-44
Abstract
Xenon computed tomography (Xe-CT) is used to estimate regional ventilation by measuring regional attenuation changes over multiple breaths while rebreathing a constant Xe concentration ([Xe]). Xe-CT has potential human applications, although anesthetic properties limit [Xe] to
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Administration, Inhalation, Animals, Krypton, Lung, Pulmonary Gas Exchange, Pulmonary Ventilation, Radiographic Image Enhancement, Reproducibility of Results, Sensitivity and Specificity, Sheep, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Xenon
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