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. 2011 Feb;24(1):49–60. doi: 10.1089/jamp.2010.0843

Table 3.

Estimates of Pulmonary Regional Deposition in Each Lung

Subject Study Lung 2D normalized C/P ratio 3D normalized C/P ratio Bronchial airways deposition fraction Bronchiolar airways deposition fraction Weibel conducting airways deposition fraction 24-h clearance
1 A R 2.02 2.97 0.24 0.17 0.51 0.65
    L   3.96 0.35 0.19 0.72 0.64
  B R 0.94 1.07 0.02 0.09 0.35 0.37
    L   0.83 0.02 0.10 0.36 0.37
2 A R 1.11 1.91 0.12 0.09 0.44 0.47
    L   2.65 0.18 0.10 0.49 0.49
  B R 0.87 0.81 0.01 0.06 0.24 0.32
    L   0.92 0.03 0.06 0.26 0.31
3 A R 1.21 1.94 0.19 0.21 0.73 0.47
    L   2.33 0.19 0.21 0.72 0.50
  B R 1.07 1.14 0.03 0.07 0.26 0.27
    L   1.36 0.03 0.06 0.26 0.28
4 A R 1.14 1.55 0.08 0.14 0.59 0.43
    L   2.20 0.13 0.14 0.63 0.44
  B R 0.85 0.68 0.01 0.07 0.29 0.27
    L   0.96 0.02 0.07 0.30 0.29
5 A R 1.11 1.51 0.04 0.08 0.33 0.45
    L   1.96 0.12 0.16 0.56 0.47
  B R 1.08 1.29 0.03 0.06 0.26 0.35
    L   1.57 0.07 0.07 0.30 0.38

The 2D normalized central-to-peripheral ratio was only calculated for the right lung due to the problem of overlay of the stomach on the region representing the left lung.