NCIt definition : A representative measurement of the number of times the volume of gas in the lung
at the start of the washout (the Functional Residual Capacity) must be recycled to
eliminate the tracer to the pre-defined endpoint. Practically, this is the point where
the end tidal concentration of inert gas is less than 1/40th of the opening concentration.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: A representative measurement of the number of times the volume of air in the
lung at the start of the washout (the Functional Residual Capacity) must be recycled
to eliminate the tracer to the pre-defined endpoint.;