Total Lung Capacity
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

FRC measurements using body plethysmography in young children.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Measurement of FRC in whole body plethysmography (FRCpleth) is not performed in young children (aged 3-5 years) because it involves sitting alone in a closed box and breathing attempts against occlusion. OBJECTIVE: To assess the ... Read more...

Quantitative MRI measurement of lung density must account for the change in T(2) (*) with lung inflation.

30 Aug 2009 PURPOSE: To evaluate lung water density at three different levels of lung inflation in normal lungs using a fast gradient echo sequence developed for rapid imaging. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ten healthy volunteers were imaged with a fast gradient echo ... Read more...

Supine and prone differences in regional lung density and pleural pressure gradients in the human lung with constant shape.

7 Jul 2009 The explanation for prone and supine differences in tissue density and pleural pressure gradients in the healthy lung has been inferred from several studies as compression of dependent tissue by the heart in the supine posture; however, this ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Total Lung Capacity'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• FRC measurements using body plethysmography in young children. 30 Aug 2009
• Quantitative MRI measurement of lung density must account for the change in T(2) (*) with lung inflation. 30 Aug 2009
• Supine and prone differences in regional lung density and pleural pressure gradients in the human lung with constant shape. 7 Jul 2009
• Airway function and respiratory resistance in Taiwanese coal workers with simple pneumoconiosis. 29 Jun 2009
• eComment: Is video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery really superior to open decortication for empyema thoracis? 29 Jun 2009
• Effects of a DNA vaccine in an animal model of Alternaria alternata sensitivity. 28 Jun 2009
• Bronchodilator effects of exercise hyperpnea and albuterol in mild-to-moderate asthma. 16 Jun 2009
• Whole-body plethysmography. The human factor. 30 May 2009
• Effect of N-acetylcysteine on air trapping in COPD: a randomized placebo-controlled study. 13 May 2009
• Update on radiology of emphysema and therapeutic implications. 29 Apr 2009
• CT metrics of airway disease and emphysema in severe COPD. 29 Apr 2009
• Reference values for lung volumes in an Iranian population: introducing a new equation model. 29 Apr 2009
• Matching donor to recipient in lung transplantation: How much does size matter? 29 Apr 2009
• [Relation between atherosclerotic calcifications detected in chest computed tomography and lung function] 23 Apr 2009
• The influence of air pollution during intrauterine development and early childhood on respiratory functions at later age. 21 Apr 2009
• Long-term functional results after surgical treatment of parapneumonic thoracic empyema. 12 Apr 2009
• Is full postpleurodesis lung expansion a determinant of a successful outcome after talc pleurodesis? 4 Apr 2009
• HRCT and scleroderma: semiquantitative evaluation of lung damage and functional abnormalities. 3 Mar 2009
• Down-regulation of the inhibitor of growth family member 4 (ING4) in different forms of pulmonary fibrosis. 25 Feb 2009
• Epithelial cell apoptosis causes acute lung injury masquerading as emphysema. 31 Jan 2009

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Technical information about 'Total Lung Capacity'

Definition: The volume of air contained in the lungs at the end of a maximal inspiration. It is the equivalent to each of the following sums: VITAL CAPACITY plus RESIDUAL VOLUME; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY plus FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; TIDAL VOLUME plus INSPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME plus functional residual capacity; or tidal volume plus inspiratory reserve volume plus EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME plus residual volume.

Descriptor UI: D014109

Alternative terms: Total Lung Capacity; Lung Capacity, Total; Capacities, Total Lung; Capacity, Total Lung; Lung Capacities, Total; Total Lung Capacities;

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects; genetics; immunology; physiology; radiation effects; ethics;

Tree Number: E01.370.386.700.485.750; G09.772.850;

History Note: 91(75); was see under LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS 1975-90

Technical Notes: usually NIM; DF: TOTAL LUNG CAPAC