A lung area estimation method for analysis of ventilation inhomogeneity based on electrical impedance tomography

Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 171-182

  Zhao, Zhanqi ^a,b   Steinmann, Daniel ^b   Müller Zivkovic, Danijela ^c   Martin, Jörg ^c   Frerichs, Inéz ^d   Guttmann, Josef ^b   Möller, Knut ^a  

^a FURTWANGEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c KLINIK AM EICHERT   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

cardiac related area; Functional electrical impedance tomography; lung area determination; regional lung function

Indexed keywords

AREA ESTIMATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROL GROUPS; CT IMAGE; ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; IN-CONTROL; INHOMOGENEITIES; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG REGIONS; NOVEL METHODS; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THORACIC SURGERY;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTER CRIME; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; DISEASE CONTROL; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE PROCESSING; STATISTICAL TESTS; SURGERY; VENTILATION;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMPEDANCE; LUNG; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICAL MODEL; THORAX; TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LINEAR MODELS; LUNG; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THORAX; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 77954721073     PISSN: 08953996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/XST-2010-0252     Document Type: Article

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