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Can the single-breath helium dilution method predict lung volumes as measured by whole-body plethysmography?

OBJECTIVE: To compare TLC and RV values obtained by the single-breath helium dilution (SBHD) method with those obtained by whole-body plethysmography (WBP) in patients with normal lung function, patients with obstructive lung disease (OLD), and patients with restrictive lung disease (RLD), varying i...

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Autores principales: Coertjens, Patrícia Chaves, Knorst, Marli Maria, Dumke, Anelise, Pasqualoto, Adriane Schmidt, Riboldi, João, Barreto, Sérgio Saldanha Menna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4075895/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24473761
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37132013000600006