Ventilation and Perfusion Lung Scintigraphy of Allergen-Induced Airway Responses in Atopic Asthmatic Subjects

BACKGROUND: Both ventilation (V) and perfusion (Q) of the lungs are altered in asthma, but their relationships with allergen-induced airway responses and gas exchange are not well described.

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Main Authors: Krishnan Parameswaran, Andrew C Knight, Niall P Keaney, E David Williams, Ian K Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2007-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/474202
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spelling doaj-art-d94ce8e4fa6242088b4583e5c0d860a12025-02-03T01:01:42ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412007-01-0114528529110.1155/2007/474202Ventilation and Perfusion Lung Scintigraphy of Allergen-Induced Airway Responses in Atopic Asthmatic SubjectsKrishnan Parameswaran0Andrew C Knight1Niall P Keaney2E David Williams3Ian K Taylor4Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UKRegional Medical Physics Department, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UKDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UKRegional Medical Physics Department, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UKDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UKBACKGROUND: Both ventilation (V) and perfusion (Q) of the lungs are altered in asthma, but their relationships with allergen-induced airway responses and gas exchange are not well described.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/474202
spellingShingle Krishnan Parameswaran
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Ventilation and Perfusion Lung Scintigraphy of Allergen-Induced Airway Responses in Atopic Asthmatic Subjects
Canadian Respiratory Journal
title Ventilation and Perfusion Lung Scintigraphy of Allergen-Induced Airway Responses in Atopic Asthmatic Subjects
title_full Ventilation and Perfusion Lung Scintigraphy of Allergen-Induced Airway Responses in Atopic Asthmatic Subjects
title_fullStr Ventilation and Perfusion Lung Scintigraphy of Allergen-Induced Airway Responses in Atopic Asthmatic Subjects
title_full_unstemmed Ventilation and Perfusion Lung Scintigraphy of Allergen-Induced Airway Responses in Atopic Asthmatic Subjects
title_short Ventilation and Perfusion Lung Scintigraphy of Allergen-Induced Airway Responses in Atopic Asthmatic Subjects
title_sort ventilation and perfusion lung scintigraphy of allergen induced airway responses in atopic asthmatic subjects
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/474202
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