A novel interpretation of closing volume based on single-breath nitrogen washout curve simulation

Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 367-376

  Kitaoka, Hiroko ^a,b   Kawase, Ichiro ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airway closure; Alveolar closure; Closing volume; Lung deformation; Phase IV; Ventilation inhomogeneity

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CURVE FITTING; DENSITY; ELASTICITY; EXPIRED AIR; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OSCILLATION; POROSITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESIDUAL VOLUME; SIMULATION; SINGLE BREATH NITROGEN TEST;

CLOSING VOLUME; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; LUNG; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; PULMONARY VENTILATION;

EID: 38349169860     PISSN: 18806546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2170/physiolsci.RP010807     Document Type: Article

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