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Acquiring Hyperpolarized 129Xe Magnetic Resonance Images of Lung Ventilation
Published on: November 21, 2023
まとめ
高地肺腫 (High altitude pulmonary edema,HAPE) は,高地で肺に影響を与える深刻な疾患である. 症状は知られているが,HAPEの正確な原因についてはさらなる調査が必要である.
科学分野:
- 肺内医学 肺内医学 肺内医学
- 高度生理学 高度生理学
- 心血管生理学 心血管の生理学
背景:
- 高地肺腫 (HAPE) は15年間記録されています.
- HAPEの臨床的および血液動力学的特徴が認識されています.
- HAPEの基礎となる病理生理学は不明である.
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