flow-volume loop studies

flow-volume loop studies

diagnostic methods in which inspiratory and expiratory flow-volume curves are used to determine the location of an obstruction in the tracheobronchial tree.

flow-vol·ume loop stud·ies

(flō-vol'yūm lūp stŭd'ēz) Diagnostic methods in which inspiratory and expiratory flow-volume curves are used to determine the location of an obstruction in the tracheobronchial tree.