Contribution of multiple inert gas elimination technique to pulmonary medicine. 2. Chronic pulmonary diseases: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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Contribution of multiple inert gas elimination technique to pulmonary medicine. 2. Chronic pulmonary diseases: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
The multiple inert gas elimination technique (MIGET) was first described by Wagner et al in 1974.' It allows quantitation of the ventilationperfusion (VA/Q) distribution and a precise analysis of the intrapulmonary and extrapulmonary factors that govern gas exchange in humans. This review discusses how this technique has facilitated a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying gas exchan...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.49.9.924