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Plugging (publicising) to prevent mucous plugging.

Evaluation of the performance of parallel-hole collimator for high resolution small animal SPECT: A Monte Carlo study

Introduction: Image quality and accuracy of in vivo activity quantification in SPECT are affected by collimator penetration and scatter components, especially in high energy imaging. These phenomena highly depend on the collimator characteristic and photon energy. The presence of penetrated and scattered photons from collimator in SPECT images degrades spatial resolution, contr...

CYSTIC FIBROSIS A morphometric study of mucins and small airway plugging in cystic fibrosis

Rationale: Little knowledge exists on structural changes and plugging in small airways in cystic fibrosis. Objective: To characterise the extent of plugging and contribution of secreted mucins to the plugs. Methods: Small airways in patients with cystic fibrosis at transplantation (n = 18) were compared with control non-smokers (n = 10). Tissue sections were stained with Alcian blue (AB)/period...

A morphometric study of mucins and small airway plugging in cystic fibrosis.

RATIONALE Little knowledge exists on structural changes and plugging in small airways in cystic fibrosis. OBJECTIVE To characterise the extent of plugging and contribution of secreted mucins to the plugs. METHODS Small airways in patients with cystic fibrosis at transplantation (n = 18) were compared with control non-smokers (n = 10). Tissue sections were stained with Alcian blue (AB)/perio...

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