Classification of impulse oscillometric patterns of lung function in asthmatic children using artificial neural networks

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 7 VOLS, Issue , 2005, Pages 327-331

  Barúa, Miroslava ^a   Nazeran, Homer ^a   Nava, Patricia ^a   Diong, Bill ^a   Goldman, Michael ^b  

^a 500 W University Avenue   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Asthma; Children; Impulse oscillometric measurements; Lung function; Pulmonary disease classification

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PEDIATRICS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

ASTHMA; IMPULSE OSCILLOMETRY (IOS); LUNG FUNCTION; NEURONS; PULMONARY DISEASE CLASSIFICATION;

PULMONARY DISEASES;

EID: 33846924813     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2005.1616411     Document Type: Conference Paper

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