ESTIMATION OF LUNG-VOLUME IN INFANTS BY ECHO PLANAR IMAGING AND TOTAL-BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY

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作者
CHAPMAN, B
OCALLAGHAN, C
COXON, R
GLOVER, P
JAROSZKIEWICZ, G
HOWSEMAN, A
MANSFIELD, P
SMALL, P
MILNER, AD
COUPLAND, RE
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[1] UNIV NOTTINGHAM,DEPT PHYS,UNIV PK,NOTTINGHAM NG7 2RD,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV NOTTINGHAM,DEPT HUMAN MORPHOL,NOTTINGHAM NG7 2RD,ENGLAND
[3] UNIV NOTTINGHAM,DEPT CHILD HLTH,NOTTINGHAM NG7 2RD,ENGLAND
[4] UNIV NOTTINGHAM,DEPT RADIOL,NOTTINGHAM NG7 2RD,ENGLAND
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10.1136/adc.65.2.168
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R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
摘要
Echo planar imaging (an extremely fast method of magnetic resonance imaging) was used to measure lung volume in a group of nine infants, all of whom had had respiratory problems. The mean echo planar imaging estimate of total lung volume was 44±9 ml/kg. In each case the right lung was larger than the left (ratio 52.8:47.2%). The mean thoracic gas volume was 36±8 ml/kg. The entire sequence of images of the thorax (about 400) takes five minutes to complete, infants require no sedation, and there are no side effects.
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