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Indicator Dilution Measurements of Lung Volumes and Alveolar Air Exchange During Breathing
Herbert B. Hechtman, … , Barry C. Dorn, Richard D. Weisel
Herbert B. Hechtman, … , Barry C. Dorn, Richard D. Weisel
Published May 1, 1973
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 1973;52(5):1215-1229. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI107289.
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Indicator Dilution Measurements of Lung Volumes and Alveolar Air Exchange During Breathing

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Abstract

A new triple tracer indicator dilution technique has been used to measure alveolar ventilation as well as air and tissue volumes in the lungs of experimental animals and man. The tracers indocyanine green, [121I]antipyrine and xenon-133 were rapidly injected into the right atrium, while sampling was carried out from a peripheral artery.

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Herbert B. Hechtman, Michael H. Reid, Barry C. Dorn, Richard D. Weisel

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