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Detecting regional lung properties using audio transfer functions of the respiratory system

K Mulligan1, A Adler, R Goubran

  • 1Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. kmulliga@sce.carleton.ca

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
|December 8, 2009
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