A high efficiency ultrasound nebuliser for radioaerosol studies of the lungs |
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| Authors: | M. Pillay J. A. Akkermans P. H. Cox |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapeutic Institute Rotterdam, P.O. Box 5201, 3008 AE Rotterdam, The Netherlands;(2) Department of Nuclear Medicine, Stichting Samenwerking Delftse Ziekenhuizen, P.O. Box 5010, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | An ultrasound nebuliser with variable delivery temperature and nebulisation volume was tested for particle size distribution, efficiency, and application in a clinical environment. The results obtained comply with our criteria for a general purpose radioaerosol generating system for use in evaluating various parameters of lung function. |
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| Keywords: | Ultrasound nebuliser 99mTc-HIDA aerosol Alveolar permeability Mucociliary clearance Lung ventilation |
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