Nitrogen-13 and xenon-133 ventilation studies. 1984

T W van der Mark, and A E Rookmaker, and A Kiers, and R Peset, and W Vaalburg, and A M Paans, and M G Woldring

Due to the solubility of xenon-133 in blood and tissues, errors are introduced in the determination of regional pulmonary ventilation. We investigated these errors by comparing the results from ventilation measurements with Xe-133 and N-13 in five normal subjects (both at rest and during exercise) and in seven patients after a pneumonectomy. In the normal subjects at rest, the upper lung fields showed no significant difference in the uptake rates of the two gases. In the middle and lower lung fields, however, the uptake rate for Xe-133 was higher than for N-13. During exercise a significant increase of the specific ventilation was found in the upper lung fields for N-13 compared with Xe-133. In the pneumonectomy patients the overall uptake rate for Xe-133 in the intact hemithorax was 25% larger than for N-13. Over the pneumonectomized hemithorax the uptake of the fastest component of Xe-133 was (8.5 +/- 1.3)% of the total. The total chest-wall contribution of Xe-133 was (27 +/- 8)% of the total count rate.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008168 Lung Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood. Lungs
D008297 Male Males
D009590 Nitrogen Radioisotopes Unstable isotopes of nitrogen that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. N atoms with atomic weights 12, 13, 16, 17, and 18 are radioactive nitrogen isotopes. Radioisotopes, Nitrogen
D011013 Pneumonectomy The excision of lung tissue including partial or total lung lobectomy. Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction,Endoscopic Lung Volume Reduction,Lung Volume Reduction,Lung Volume Reduction Surgery,Partial Pneumonectomy,Partial Pneumonectomies,Pneumonectomies,Pneumonectomy, Partial,Reduction, Lung Volume,Volume Reduction, Lung
D011184 Postoperative Period The period following a surgical operation. Period, Postoperative,Periods, Postoperative,Postoperative Periods
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D014692 Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio The ratio of alveolar ventilation to simultaneous alveolar capillary blood flow in any part of the lung. (Stedman, 25th ed) Ratio, Ventilation-Perfusion,Ratios, Ventilation-Perfusion,Ventilation Perfusion Ratio,Ventilation-Perfusion Ratios
D014980 Xenon Radioisotopes Unstable isotopes of xenon that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Xe atoms with atomic weights 121-123, 125, 127, 133, 135, 137-145 are radioactive xenon isotopes. Radioisotopes, Xenon

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