Title :
A Theoretical Analysis of the Continuous Distribution of Specific Tidal Volume Throughout the Lung with Special Reference to Anatomical Dead Space
Author :
Lecocq, Henri F.
Author_Institution :
Department of Automatic Control, University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
fDate :
3/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The author proposes an analysis of the continuous distribution of specific tidal volume throughout the lung which, to some extent, takes into account the dead space constituted by the bronchial tree.
Keywords :
Distribution functions; Gases; Lungs; Mechanical factors; Solid modeling; Steady-state; Volume measurement; Humans; Lung; Lung Volume Measurements; Mathematics; Models, Biological; Respiratory Dead Space; Tidal Volume;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1976.324570
