Standardisation of the measurement of lung volumes

Jack Wanger(University of Genoa), Jack L. Clausen(University of Genoa), Allan L. Coates(University of Genoa), Ole Pedersen(University of Genoa), Vito Brusasco(University of Genoa), Felip Burgos(University of Genoa), Richard Casaburi(University of Genoa), Robert O. Crapo(University of Genoa), Paul Enright(University of Genoa), C.P.M. van der Grinten(University of Genoa), Per Gustafsson(University of Genoa), J. Hankinson(University of Genoa), Robert L. Jensen(University of Genoa), Douglas C. Johnson(University of Genoa), Neil R. MacIntyre(University of Genoa), Ryan T. McKay(University of Genoa), Martin R. Miller(University of Genoa), Daniel Navajas(University of Genoa), Raffaello Pellegrino(University of Genoa), Giovanni Viegi(University of Genoa)
European Respiratory Journal
August 31, 2005
10.1183/09031936.05.00035005
Cited by 2,771Open Access
Full Text

Abstract

This is a document produced by a joint ATS-ERS Task Force on lung function testing to provide new combined standards for lung volume measurements. It largely reflects a document that was produced after an international workshop held in 1990, funded by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). That document was very large and never published in full print, but those interested in all the details can find it posted on the ATS website. In the new document, the relevant technical aspects and the limitations of the methods currently available for lung volume measurements are summarised in a user-friendly way. The position of lung volume measurements in the diagnosis of respiratory disorders and their cost-to-benefit ratio were probably the most controversial aspects of the Task Force.

Related Papers

No related papers found

Powered by citation graph analysis