Standardisation of the measurement of lung volumes

This is a document produced by a joint ATS-ERS Task Force on lung function testing to provide new combined standards for lung volume measurements. It largely reflects a document that was produced after an international workshop held in 1990, funded by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). That document was very large and never published in full print, but those interested in all the details can find it posted on the ATS website. In the new document, the relevant technical aspects and the limitations of the methods currently available for lung volume measurements are summarised in a user-friendly way. The position of lung volume measurements in the diagnosis of respiratory disorders and their…

• MG
  Massachusetts General Hospital
• UO
  University of Miami
• UH
  University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
• UL
  Universiteit Leiden
• UD
  Universitat de Barcelona
• HF
  Hospital for Sick Children
• UO
  University of California, San Diego
• NH
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• NI
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health