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Thoracic Gas Volume Test

Known as: TGV, Thoracic Gas Volume 
The absolute volume of gas contained in the thoracic cavity at any given point in time and at any level of alveolar pressure.
National Institutes of Health

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2011
2011
Establishing locoregional control of malignant pleural mesothelioma using high‐dose radiotherapy and 18F‐FDG PET/CT scan correlation
Introduction: The management of malignant pleural mesothelioma represents one of the most challenging issues in oncology, as… 
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1998
Highly Cited
1998
Effects of track properties on ground vibrations generated by high-speed trains
Increase in speeds of railway trains is usually accompanied by higher levels of generated ground vibrations, which are especially… 
1998
1998
Genotype-Phenotype Association in Infants with Cystic Fibrosis at the Time of Diagnosis
The relationship between the most common disease-causing mutations, the clinical manifestation, and lung function was… 
1997
1997
Clinical and physiological improvement after inhalation of low-dose beclomethasone dipropionate and salbutamol in wheezy infants.
UNLABELLED Twenty-nine of initially 42 infants with recurrent wheeze (20 male and 9 female) with an age range of 2.1-25.2 months… 
1994
1994
Heightened airway responsiveness in normal female children compared with adults.
Studies have suggested that airway responsiveness declines with maturation; however, studies comparing infants, children, and… 
1987
1987
Methodological factors in the variability of lung volume and specific airway resistance measured by body plethysmography.
Thoracic gas volume (TGV) and specific airway resistance (sRaw) are commonly measured using pressure type and flow type body… 
1984
1984
Quiet-breathing vs. panting methods for determination of specific airway conductance.
Specific airway conductance (sGaw) was measured during quiet breathing and during panting in 21 normal subjects and 10 patients… 
1982
1982
Problems in measurement of thoracic gas volume in infancy.
Thoracic gas volume (TGV) was measured with a whole-body plethysmograph in 20 infants at functional residual capacity (FRC) and… 
1975
1975
An Analysis of a Rebreathing Method for Measuring Lung Volume in the Premature Infant
Extract: Functional residual capacity (FRC) and thoracic gas volume (TGV) were measured in 20 infants, of whom 11 were healthy… 
1971
1971
Pulmonary Gas Trapping in Premature Infants
Extract: Measurements of thoracic gas volume and functional residual capacity were performed serially from birth on 26 premature… 
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