Improving pulmonary perfusion assessment by dynamic contrast-enhanced computed tomography in an experimental lung injury model
Yi Xin, T. Kim, Tilo Winkler, Gunnar Brix, Timothy G. Gaulton, Sarah E. Gerard, Jacob Herrmann, Kevin Martin, Marcus Victor, K. Reutlinger, Marcelo B. P. Amato, Lorenzo Berra, Mannudeep K. Kalra, Maurizio Cereda
Abstract
Dynamic contrast-enhanced CT using a lower-viscosity contrast agent in combination with tracer-kinetic analysis by the steepest-slope model improves pulmonary blood flow measurements and assessment of regional distributions of lung perfusion.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineARDSLungPerfusionPulmonary arteryReproducibilityBlood flowRespiratory systemPerfusion scanningNuclear medicineCardiologyInternal medicineChemistryChromatographyRespiratory Support and MechanismsThermal Regulation in MedicineUltrasound in Clinical Applications