Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio

Known as: Ventilation Perfusion Ratio, Ratio, Ventilation-Perfusion, Ventilation-Perfusion Ratios 
The ratio of alveolar ventilation to simultaneous alveolar capillary blood flow in any part of the lung. (Stedman, 25th ed)
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2013
2013
The gravitational distribution of ventilation-perfusion ratio is more uniform in prone than supine posture in the normal human lung.
The gravitational gradient of intrapleural pressure is suggested to be less in prone posture than supine. Thus the gravitational… (More)
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2008
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2008
Dual energy CT for the assessment of lung perfusion--correlation to scintigraphy.
Purpose of this study was to determine the diagnostic value of dual energy CT in the assessment of pulmonary perfusion with… (More)
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2003
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2003
Quantification of regional ventilation-perfusion ratios with PET.
UNLABELLED The topographic matching of alveolar ventilation (V(A)) and perfusion (Q) is the main determinant of gas exchange… (More)
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2001
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2001
Comprehensive ventilation/perfusion SPECT.
UNLABELLED Lung scintigraphy is the primary tool for diagnostics of pulmonary embolism. A perfusion study is often complemented… (More)
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1998
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1998
Elucidation of the mechanism enabling tumor selective prodrug monotherapy.
Elucidation of the mechanism enabling tumor selective PMT in vivo with appropriate glucuronyl-spacer-doxorubicin prodrugs, such… (More)
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1997
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1997
Pulmonary embolism: prospective comparison of spiral CT with ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy.
PURPOSE To compare prospectively the accuracy of spiral computed tomography (CT) with that of ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy… (More)
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1994
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1994
Influence of positioning on ventilation-perfusion relationships in severe adult respiratory distress syndrome.
In 12 patients with severe adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), pulmonary gas exchange and hemodynamics were evaluated… (More)
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1979
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1979
Ventilation-perfusion distributions in the adult respiratory distress syndrome.
The distribution of ventilation-perfusion ratios, as determined by the multiple inert gas elimination technique, was measured in… (More)
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1974
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1974
Continuous distributions of ventilation-perfusion ratios in normal subjects breathing air and 100 per cent O2.
A new method has been developed for measuring virtually continuous distributions of ventilation-perfusion ratios (V(A)/Q) based… (More)
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1974
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1974
Major hepatic resection using vascular isolation and hypothermic perfusion.
The technique and results of 29 major hepatic resections using the method of complete vascular isolation and hypothermic… (More)
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