A dynamic morphometric model of the normal lung for studying expiratory flow limitation in mechanical ventilation

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 518-530

  Barbini, Paolo ^a   Brighenti, Chiara ^b   Cevenini, Gabriele ^a   Gnudi, Gianni ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Dipartimento Di Elettronica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dynamic conditions; Expiratory flow limitation; Lung mechanics; Mechanical ventilation; Nonlinear morphometric model

Indexed keywords

AIR; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PULMONARY DISEASES; VENTILATION; VISCOUS FLOW;

DYNAMIC CONDITIONS; EXPIRATORY FLOW LIMITATION; LUNG MECHANICS; MECHANICAL VENTILATION; NONLINEAR MORPHOMETRIC MODELS;

RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXHALATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; HUMAN; LUNG; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; TRACHEA;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXHALATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW RATES; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PRESSURE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TRACHEA;

EID: 18244372153     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-005-2511-6     Document Type: Article

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