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    • Retrograde catheter technique used in six human excised lungs.
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    • Flow-limiting segments (FLS) were located at similar sublobar bronchi sites for both air and HeO2.
    • Equal pressure points (EPP) shifted to more peripheral airways with HeO2.
    • Resistance between EPP and FLS was density-dependent, while resistance between alveoli and EPP was density-independent.

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    • Density-independent pressure losses in peripheral airways reduce the expected increase in Vmax with HeO2.
    • Findings support a modified wave-speed theory of flow limitation, incorporating peripheral airway behavior.
    • The interpretation of delta Vmax as a sole index of peripheral airway obstruction is questioned.