Measurement accuracy in pulmonary function test using electrical impedance tomography

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 17 IFMBE, Issue , 2007, Pages 539-542

  Nebuya, Satoru ^a   Kitamura, K ^a   Kobayashi, H ^a   Noshiro, M ^a   Brown, B H ^b  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absolute lung resistivity; Indirect measurement; Lung volume; Measurement accuracy; Pulmonary function test

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES;

DIRECT AND INDIRECT MEASUREMENTS; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITIES; INDIRECT MEASUREMENTS; LUNG VOLUME; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

EID: 67649654611     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-73841-1_139     Document Type: Conference Paper

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