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  • Title: Simplified assessment of fine aerosol distribution in human airways.
    Author: Laube BL, Links JM, Wagner HN, Norman PS, Koller DW, LaFrance ND, Adams GK.
    Journal: J Nucl Med; 1988 Jun; 29(6):1057-65. PubMed ID: 3373315.
    Abstract:
    We characterized homogeneity of bronchopulmonary distribution of a 0.9% saline aerosol with a mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) of 1.12 micron (sigma g = 2.04) labeled with [99mTc]sulfur colloid in nine normal subjects and nine patients with asthma. Aerosol distribution was quantified from frequency distribution histograms generated from Anger camera scans. Skew (a measure of histogram asymmetry) and kurtosis (a measure of histogram range) were significantly elevated (p less than 0.05) in the asthma patients with 0.68 +/- 0.30 and 2.62 +/- 0.81, respectively, compared with 0.39 +/- 0.12 and 1.89 +/- 0.18, respectively, in the normal subjects. Skew and kurtosis were significantly correlated with baseline forced expiratory volume in 1 sec (FEV1, an index of airway obstruction) with rs = -0.4799 (p less than 0.05) and -0.5929 (p less than 0.01), respectively. Skew and kurtosis were also significantly correlated with mucociliary clearance after approximately 90 min (an index of large, central airway deposition) with rs = 0.6801 and 0.6373, respectively (p less than 0.01). This simplified method of analysis does not require additional study days or procedures and facilitates the detection of airflow obstruction in asthma.
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