Computerized image analysis of bubbles in gastric aspirate for prediction of respiratory distress syndrome

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1402-1404

  Fiori, H H ^b   Linderholm, B ^a   Fiori, R M ^b   Robertson, B ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Computer assisted; Image processing; Infant; Newborn; Pulmonary surfactants; Respiratory distress syndrome; Stomach contents

Indexed keywords

LUNG SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH CONTENT; STOMACH SUCTION;

GASES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH; SUCTION;

EID: 0035690551     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2001.tb01604.x     Document Type: Article

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