• DocumentCode
    3402191
  • 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
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    20-23 Sep 1995
  • Firstpage
    1533
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Montreal, Que.
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-2475-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.1995.579813
  • Filename
    579813