Lung perfusion assessment in children with long-COVID: A pilot study.
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DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26432
Abstract: BACKGROUND There is increasing evidence that chronic endotheliopathy can play a role in patients with Post-Covid Condition (PCC, or Long Covid) by affecting peripheral vascularization. This pilot study aimed at assessing lung perfusion in children… read more here.
Keywords: children long; long covid; pilot; perfusion ... See more keywords
Effect of Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty on Homogenization of Lung Perfusion Blood Volume by Dual-Energy Computed Tomography in Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
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DOI: 10.1007/s00408-021-00471-5
Abstract: Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is used to treat patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH); the goal is to improve pulmonary perfusion. We aimed to evaluate lung perfusion blood volume (PBV) with haemodynamic and… read more here.
Keywords: pulmonary angioplasty; lung perfusion; perfusion; bpa ... See more keywords
Head-to-head comparison of lung perfusion with dual-energy CT and SPECT-CT.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.diii.2020.02.006
Abstract: PURPOSE To compare the quantitative and qualitative lung perfusion data acquired with dual energy CT (DECT) to that acquired with a large field-of-view cadmium-zinc-telluride camera single-photon emission CT coupled to a CT system (SPECT-CT). MATERIALS… read more here.
Keywords: head; perfusion defects; lung perfusion; perfusion ... See more keywords
Clinical Outcomes of the Lund, Toronto, and Organ Care System Protocols for Normothermic Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion: A Systematic Review and Pursuit of Network Meta-Analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.874
Abstract: Purpose Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) is an excellent method to preserve and recondition donor lungs, thus increasing the lung donor pool. This systematic review summarizes studies comparing both primary graft dysfunction (PGD) and survival… read more here.
Keywords: evlp protocols; lung; vivo lung; systematic review ... See more keywords
Determination of Optical Properties and Photodynamic Threshold of Lung Tissue for Treatment Planning of In Vivo Lung Perfusion Assisted Photodynamic Therapy.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102353
Abstract: BACKGROUND Isolated lung metastases in sarcoma and colorectal cancer patients are inadequately treated with current standard therapies. In Vivo Lung Perfusion, a novel platform, could overcome limitations to photodynamic therapy treatment volumes by using low… read more here.
Keywords: photodynamic threshold; photodynamic therapy; lung perfusion; tissue ... See more keywords
A Low-Cost Perfusate Alternative for Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2020.05.007
Abstract: BACKGROUND Normothermic ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) has been used successfully to evaluate and recondition marginal donor lungs; however, multiple barriers continue to prevent its widespread adoption. We sought to develop a common hospital ingredient-derived perfusate… read more here.
Keywords: lung perfusion; perfusion; khb alb; vivo lung ... See more keywords
Devices for ex vivo heart and lung perfusion
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DOI: 10.1080/17434440.2018.1430568
Abstract: ABSTRACT Introduction: The number of organs available for heart and lung transplantation is far short of the number that is needed to meet demand. Perfusion and ventilation of donor organs after procurement has led to… read more here.
Keywords: vivo heart; heart; lung perfusion; perfusion ... See more keywords
Ex-vivo lung perfusion therapies: do they add value to organ donation?
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DOI: 10.1097/mot.0000000000000961
Abstract: Purpose of review Significant limitations in organ availability and postoperative graft dysfunction plague lung transplantation and there is continual need for innovation. Ex-vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) has emerged over the last decade as an alternative… read more here.
Keywords: lung transplantation; lung; vivo lung; value ... See more keywords
Rapid Decomposition of 99mTc-MAA Complex During Lung Perfusion Imaging.
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DOI: 10.1097/rlu.0000000000002643
Abstract: A 30-year-old woman with a recent episode of dyspnea was presented. The lung perfusion scan using Tc-MAA (macro-aggregated albumin) initially revealed an acceptable lung-to-background activity ratio implying a proper radiopharmaceutical preparation and radiolabeling efficiency. Unexpectedly,… read more here.
Keywords: perfusion; rapid decomposition; maa; lung perfusion ... See more keywords
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Implications of Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion in Lung Transplantation: Potential Benefits and Inherent Limitations
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DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000004414
Abstract: Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP), a technique in which isolated lungs are continually ventilated and perfused at normothermic temperature, is emerging as a promising platform to optimize donor lung quality and increase the lung graft… read more here.
Keywords: lung transplantation; lung; vivo lung; transplantation ... See more keywords
Modeling the Effects of IL-1β-mediated Inflammation During Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion Using a Split Human Donor Model.
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DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000004613
Abstract: BACKGROUND The association between interleukin-1β (IL-1β) concentrations during ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) with donor organ quality and post-lung transplant outcome has been demonstrated in several studies. The mechanism underlying IL-1β-mediated donor lung injury was… read more here.
Keywords: donor; lung; vivo lung; model ... See more keywords