Academic Radiology
Volume 15, Issue 7 , Pages 844-852 , July 2008

Regional Pulmonary Blood Flow in Humans and Dogs by 4D Computed Tomography

  • Jonathan H. Dakin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine, Unit of Critical Care, National Heart & Lung Institute, Royal Brompton Hospital, Dovehouse St, London SW3 6LY UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: J.H.D.
    • ,
  • Timothy W. Evans, DSc

      Affiliations

    • Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine, Unit of Critical Care, National Heart & Lung Institute, Royal Brompton Hospital, Dovehouse St, London SW3 6LY UK
    • ,
  • David M. Hansell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, Dovehouse St, London SW3 6LY UK
    • ,
  • Eric A. Hoffman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Radiology and Bioengineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.

Received 29 August 2007 ,Accepted 20 December 2007.

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1 Supported in part by Grants NIH-RO1-HL-064368 and HL-060158 from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; J.D. was supported by the Doverdale Fellowship, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, London, UK, for the duration of his work; E.A.H. is a shareholder in VIDA Diagnostics, which markets the Pulmonary Analysis Software Suite used in this work.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2007.12.019

Academic Radiology
Volume 15, Issue 7 , Pages 844-852 , July 2008

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