ARTICLESInert gas elimination characteristics of the normal and abnormal lungM. P. Hlastala, and H. T. RobertsonM. P. Hlastala, and H. T. RobertsonPublished Online:01 Feb 1978https://doi.org/10.1152/jappl.1978.44.2.258MoreSectionsPDF (2 MB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInWeChat Previous Back to Top Next Download PDF FiguresReferencesRelatedInformation Cited ByMeasurement of the distribution of ventilation-perfusion ratios in the human lung with proton MRI: comparison with the multiple inert-gas elimination techniqueRui Carlos Sá*, A. Cortney Henderson*, Tatum Simonson, Tatsuya J. Arai, Harrieth Wagner, Rebecca J. Theilmann, Peter D. Wagner, G. Kim Prisk, and Susan R. 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