Zhonghua yi xue za zhi = Chinese medical journal; Free China ed
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Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei) · Oct 1995
Clinical TrialThe alveolar permeability in patients with diffuse infiltrative lung disease detected by Tc-99m DTPA radioaerosol inhalation lung scintigraphy and the relationships with the pulmonary function test.
In recent years, there has been growing interest in determining the solute exchange across the pulmonary epithelium for various diseases. Alveolar permeability (AP) in patients with diffuse infiltrative lung disease (ILD) was investigated in an attempt to correlate it with parameters of the Pulmonary Function Test. ⋯ When the AP of ILD patients is significantly damaged, however, the severity of the damage is not related to chest X-ray findings. Radionuclide alveolar permeability study is not related to traditional pulmonary function tests. The radionuclide alveolar permeability study should be used as a new method to evaluate lung function.