Theoretical models for the quantification of lung injury using ventilation and perfusion distributions

Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-154

  Brook, B S ^a   Murphy, C M ^b   Breen, D ^c   Miles, A W ^b   Tilley, D G ^b   Wilson, A J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Log normal; Lung disease; Modelling; Tree; V Q

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); FORESTRY; INERT GASES; MODELS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PULMONARY DISEASES;

ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES; ELIMINATION TECHNIQUES; LOG-NORMAL; LOG-NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; RANDOM VARIATION; STATISTICAL MODELING; TREE; TREE MODELING;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

ARTICLE; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG INJURY; LUNG STRUCTURE; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 68049131626     PISSN: 1748670X     EISSN: 17486718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17486700802201592     Document Type: Article

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