Title :
A branching lung model with distributed parameters
Author :
Thorpe, C. William ; Bates, Jason H T
Author_Institution :
Meakins-Christie Labs., McGill Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada
Abstract :
The authors have implemented the Horsfield model of the canine airway tree on a 486 personal computer. The model includes constant-phase terminal tissue compartments and incorporates statistical variation in the model parameters. Simulations performed on the model show that the introduction of heterogeneity in the airway radii increases the overall lung impedance
Keywords :
biology computing; digital simulation; lung; microcomputer applications; physiological models; 486 personal computer; Horsfield model; airway radii heterogeneity; branching lung model; canine airway tree; constant-phase terminal tissue compartments; distributed parameters; model parameters; overall lung impedance; statistical variation; Computational modeling; Ducts; Impedance; Laboratories; Length measurement; Lungs; Microcomputers; Mouth; Pressure measurement; Stochastic processes;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2475-7
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1995.579813
