Generalized estimation of the ventilatory distribution from the multiple-breath washout: a bench evaluation study

Generalized estimation of the ventilatory distribution from the multiple-breath washout: a bench evaluation study

Abstract Background The multiple-breath washout (MBW) is able to provide information about the distribution of ventilation-to-volume (v/V) ratios in the lungs. However, the classical, all-parallel model may return skewed results due to the mixing effect of a common dead space. The aim of this work i...

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Main Authors: Gabriel Casulari Motta-Ribeiro, Frederico Caetano Jandre, Hermann Wrigge, Antonio Giannella-Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BioMedical Engineering OnLine
Subjects:
Pulmonary function tests
Ventilatory distributions
Multiple-breath washout
End-expiratory lung volume
Functional residual capacity
Dead space
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12938-018-0442-3

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