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Automated Measurement of Single-Breath Diffusing-Capacity (TLSB) in Routine Lung-Function Testing

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The measurement of transfer factor by the single breath test with carbon monoxide (TLSB) has become well accepted. Introduction of automated equipment for valve-control1 and a calculator or computer for computations enable the test to be undertaken in routine pulmonary function laboratory.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Respiratory Disease, Cantonal Hospital, CH-4031, Basel, Switzerland

    M. Heitz, M. Küng, A. Perruchoud, C. Kopp & H. Herzog

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  1. Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    O. Prakash

  2. University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

    A. A. Spence

  3. Royal College of Surgeons, London, UK

    J. P. Payne

  4. University of Lund, Lund, Sweden

    B. Jonson

  5. Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut, USA

    S. Nair

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Heitz, M., Küng, M., Perruchoud, A., Kopp, C., Herzog, H. (1982). Automated Measurement of Single-Breath Diffusing-Capacity (TLSB) in Routine Lung-Function Testing. In: Prakash, O., Spence, A.A., Payne, J.P., Jonson, B., Nair, S. (eds) Computers in Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6704-2_19

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