Vital capacity

Last revised by David Luong on 28 Jul 2021

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Luong D, Vital capacity. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 23 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-63582

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-63582

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/63582

rID:

63582

Article created:

10 Oct 2018, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

View Yuranga Weerakkody's current disclosures

Last revised:

28 Jul 2021, David Luong ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised David Luong had no recorded disclosures.

View David Luong's current disclosures

Revisions:

2 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest

Synonyms:

Vital capacity (VC)

Vital capacity (commonly termed VC) is a spirometric parameter defined as the maximum amount of air that can be expelled from the lungs after a maximum inhalation. It is equal to the sum of inspiratory reserve volume, tidal volume, and expiratory reserve volume.

Vital capacity increases with: