AnalyzeDirect McRobbie DW, Pritchard S, Quest RA. Studies of the human oropharyngeal airspaces using magnetic resonance imaging. I. Validation of a three-dimensional MRI method for producing ex vivo virtual and physical casts of the oropharyngeal airways during inspiration. J Aerosol Med. July 2003;16(4):401-415.
Publication Date
July 2003
How Analyze was Used
“A commercial image processing software package Analyze™ (AVW 2.5, AnalyzeDirect Inc., Lenexa, Kansas, USA) running on a Sun Ultra 60 computer was used to convert the image data to 3D volume files for subsequent measurements.”
Keywords
Aerosols/pharmacokinetics/pharmacology
Biological Availability
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Lung/drug effects
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)/methods
Models, Anatomic
Nebulizers and Vaporizers
Oropharynx/anatomy & histology
Respiratory Mechanics
Sensitivity and Specificity
Author Affiliation(s)
Radiological Sciences Unit, The Hammersmith Hospital NHS Trust amp, London, UK. (DWM)
Imperial College, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK. (DWM)
The Hammersmith Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK. (SP, RAQ)
ID# 2480
Tags: Aerosols/pharmacokinetics/pharmacology, Anatomic Models, Biological Availability, Computer-Assisted Image Processing, Humans, Lung/drug effects, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)/methods, Nebulizers and Vaporizers, Oropharynx/anatomy & histology, Respiratory Mechanics, Sensitivity and Specificity