Why Is Body Plethysmography with a Cabin the Gold Standard for Pulmonary Function Testing and Lung Volume Measurement?

While spirometry is the most commonly used method for evaluating pulmonary function in clinical practice, there are times when it’s necessary to measure the volume of air the lungs cannot displace (static lung volumes). This is why body plethysmography remains an essential technique in pulmonary function testing. The first test was conducted by DuBois in […]