Plethysmography, Whole Body
"Plethysmography, Whole Body" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Measurement of the volume of gas in the lungs, including that which is trapped in poorly communicating air spaces. It is of particular use in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema. (Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
| Descriptor ID |
D010993
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.370.610.805 E01.370.386.700.615
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| Concept/Terms |
Plethysmography, Whole Body- Plethysmography, Whole Body
- Whole Body Plethysmography
- Body Plethysmographies, Whole
- Body Plethysmography, Whole
- Plethysmographies, Whole Body
- Whole Body Plethysmographies
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Plethysmography, Whole Body" by people in Profiles.
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Commentary on "restrained whole body plethysmography for measure of strain-specific and allergen-induced airway responsiveness in conscious mice". J Appl Physiol (1985). 2007 Jun; 102(6):2411; author reply 2412-3.
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Altered thoracic gas compression contributes to improvement in spirometry with lung volume reduction surgery. Thorax. 2005 Apr; 60(4):288-92.
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Estimation of total lung capacity from chest radiography and chest CT in children: comparison with body plethysmography. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1995 Jul; 165(1):151-4.
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Assessment of pulmonary and hematologic toxicities of liblomycin, a novel bleomycin analog. Invest New Drugs. 1990 Feb; 8(1):33-41.
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Factors affecting the breathing rate of mice as used for studies of radiation damage to lungs. Br J Radiol. 1981 Jan; 54(637):50-3.
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A plethysmographic method for measuring function in locally irradiated mouse lung. Br J Radiol. 1979 Jan; 52(613):67-74.
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Letter: Effects of entonox on respiratory function. Br Med J. 1974 May 04; 2(5913):277.