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On the role of abnormal DLCO in ex-smokers without airflow limitation: symptoms, exercise capacity and hyperpolarised helium-3 MRI

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  • Miranda Kirby Imaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Amir Owrangi Imaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Sarah Svenningsen Imaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Andrew Wheatley Imaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Harvey O Coxson Department of Radiology and James Hogg Research Centre, University of British Columbia and Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Nigel A M Paterson Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • David G McCormack Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Grace Parraga Imaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada Department of Medical Imaging, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr G Parraga, Imaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute, 100 Perth Drive, London, Canada N6A 5K8; gparraga{at}robarts.ca
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Kirby M, Owrangi A, Svenningsen S, et al
On the role of abnormal DLCO in ex-smokers without airflow limitation: symptoms, exercise capacity and hyperpolarised helium-3 MRI
Thorax 2013;68:752-759.

Publication history

  • Received December 7, 2012
  • Revised February 21, 2013
  • Accepted March 28, 2013
  • First published April 19, 2013.
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September 01, 2022

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