Pitot-tube flowmeter for quantification of airflow during sleep

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 223-237

  Kirkness, J P ^a   Verma, M ^b   McGinley, B M ^a   Erlacher, M ^c   Schwartz, A R ^a   Smith, P L ^a   Wheatley, J R ^b   Patil, S P ^a   Amis, T C ^b   Schneider, H ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Critical closing pressure; Obstructive sleep apnea; Polysomnography; Upper airway

Indexed keywords

FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOWMETERS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

CRITICAL CLOSING PRESSURE; FACE MODELS; OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA; PEAK-TO-PEAK; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; PITOT TUBES; PNEUMOTACHOGRAPH; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP STUDIES; UPPER AIRWAY;

SLEEP RESEARCH;

EID: 79551482514     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/32/2/006     Document Type: Article

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