Title :
Volumetric estimation of thorax with cylindrical model and anthropometric measurements
Author :
Urooj, Shabana ; Lay-Ekuakille, A. ; Ansari, A.Q. ; Khan, M. ; Vergallo, P. ; Trotta, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Instrum. Engg, Galgotias Coll. of Eng. & Technol., Noida, India
Abstract :
In this paper a model based approach is adopted to estimate the thoracic volume. A cylindrical model is developed and standard relations of cylinder are used for the volumetric computations. Six normal male subjects are registered for the analysis and validation of the cylindrical model. Anthropometric dimensions and thoracic impedances are measured as input parameters. Appreciable rhythmic variations of thoracic impedances with computed thoracic volumes are observed for all the registered subjects. The observation can be utilized for monitoring and diagnosis of various respiratory and pulmonary disorders.
Keywords :
biomedical electrodes; biomedical measurement; electric impedance measurement; lung; medical disorders; physiological models; pneumodynamics; anthropometric dimensions; anthropometric measurements; computed thoracic volumes; cylindrical model; electrodes; model-based approach; pulmonary disorder; respiratory disorder; rhythmic variations; thoracic impedances; thorax; volumetric computations; volumetric estimation; Computational modeling; Electrodes; Impedance; Impedance measurement; Lungs; Monitoring; Thorax; anthropometric measurements; cylindrical model; thoracic impedance; thoracic volume;
Conference_Titel :
Medical Measurements and Applications Proceedings (MeMeA), 2011 IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Bari
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9336-4
DOI :
10.1109/MeMeA.2011.5966701
