Estimating the diameter of airways susceptible for collapse using crackle sound

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1504-1512

  Majumdar, Arnab ^a   Hantos, Zoltán ^b   Tolnai, József ^b   Parameswaran, Harikrishnan ^a   Tepper, Robert ^c   Suki, Béla ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Avalanche; Inflation; Pressure volume curve; Trapped gas

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; LUNG PRESSURE; LUNG VOLUME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; AUSCULTATION; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; PULMONARY ATELECTASIS; RABBITS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 72749086025     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.91117.2008     Document Type: Article

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