Emission tomography provides three-dimensional, quantitative images of the distribution of
radiotracers used to mark physiological, metabolic, or pathological processes. Quantitative …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) involves a complex interaction of structural
and functional abnormalities. The two have long been studied in isolation. However …

Background The administration technique for inhaled drug delivery during invasive
ventilation remains debated. This study aimed to compare in vivo and in vitro the deposition …

The purpose of this set of guidelines is to help the nuclear medicine practitioner perform a
good quality lung isotope scan. The indications for the test are summarised. The different …

Background and objectives Continuous administration of aerosolized β 2-agonists has been
suggested as an effective treatment for severe reversible airways disease. To facilitate …

Most previous computational studies on aerosol transport in models of the central airways of
the human lung have focused on deposition, rather than transport of particles through these …

Aerosolized Antibiotics: Current and Future Page 1 Aerosolized Antibiotics: Current and Future
Gerald C Smaldone MD PhD and Lucy B Palmer MD Introduction Ambulatory Patients–Cystic …

Ventilation imaging using 4D CT is a convenient and low‐cost functional imaging
methodology which might be of value in radiotherapy treatment planning to spare functional …

Several methods allow regional gas exchange to be inferred from imaging of regional
ventilation and perfusion (V/Q) ratios. Each method measures slightly different aspects of …

Background Single photon emission tomography (SPECT) of the lung is a well-established
non-invasive technique for quantitative assessment of regional lung ventilation and …