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Using 99mTc-DTPA Radioaerosol Inhalation Lung Scintigraphies to Detect the Lung Injury Induced by Consuming Sauropus androgynus Vegetable and Comparison with Conventional Pulmonary Function Tests | Semantic Scholar

@article{Kao1999Using9R,
  title={Using 99mTc-DTPA Radioaerosol Inhalation Lung Scintigraphies to Detect the Lung Injury Induced by Consuming Sauropus androgynus Vegetable and Comparison with Conventional Pulmonary Function Tests},
  author={Chia H. Kao and Y. J. Ho and C.L. Wu and S P Changlai},
  journal={Respiration},
  year={1999},
  volume={66},
  pages={46 - 51},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:38378580}
}

The DTPA lung scan was more sensitive than chest x-ray and PFT in detecting the lung injuries related to the consumption of S. androgynus (p < 0.05), and measurement of the 99mTc-DTPA clearance is the most sensitive test to detect the lung diseases caused by consuming this vegetable.

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