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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Main Authors: Patrícia Chaves Coertjens, Marli Maria Knorst, Anelise Dumke, Adriane Schmidt Pasqualoto, João Riboldi, Sérgio Saldanha Menna Barreto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2013-12-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132013000600675&lng=en&tlng=en