Physiology for the pulmonary functional imager

David L Levin; Mark L Schiebler; Susan R Hopkins

doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2016.09.027

Physiology for the pulmonary functional imager

Eur J Radiol. 2017 Jan:86:308-312. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2016.09.027. Epub 2016 Sep 28.

Authors

David L Levin¹, Mark L Schiebler², Susan R Hopkins³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, United States. Electronic address: levin.david@mayo.edu.
² Department of Radiology, UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792-3252, United States.
³ Division of Physiology 0623A, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093, United States. Electronic address: shopkins@ucsd.edu.

Abstract

As pulmonary functional imaging moves beyond the realm of the radiologist and physicist, it is important that imagers have a common language and understanding of the relevant physiology of the lung. This review will focus on key physiological concepts and pitfalls relevant to functional lung imaging.

Keywords: Lung physiology; Pulmonary functional imaging; Quantitative pulmonary perfusion; Quantitative pulmonary ventilation.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Lung / blood supply
Lung / diagnostic imaging
Lung / physiology*
Pulmonary Circulation / physiology
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / physiopathology
Pulmonary Gas Exchange / physiology
Regional Blood Flow / physiology
Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio / physiology

Abstract

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