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Figure 4

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Summary: 
Possible effects of airway clearance on ventilation inhomogeneity (lung clearance index (LCI)) and functional residual capacity (FRC). a) Three lung units pre-treatment: 1) partially obstructed and poorly ventilated; 2) completely obstructed and unventilated; 3) unobstructed. b) One possible outcome of treatment of the same three lung units: the partially obstructed unit has been cleared and is now normally ventilated. This should reduce ventilation inhomogeneity (and hence LCI) and increase FRC. c) Another possible outcome of treatment: the unventilated unit has now been partially opened up and is poorly ventilated. This will therefore increase FRC, but will also increase ventilation inhomogeneity, leading to an increase in LCI. Reproduced and modified from [61] with permission.
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