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Area of Science:

  • Physiology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Medical Imaging

Background:

  • Current methods for identifying ventilated lung regions in electrical impedance tomography (EIT) images are often subjective, relying on arbitrary regions of interest (ROI) or signal thresholds.
  • Accurate delineation of ventilated lung regions is crucial for understanding lung mechanics and optimizing mechanical ventilation strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a novel, data-driven classification method for identifying ventilated lung ROI using EIT.
  • To assess the method's ability to detect changes in lung ventilation dynamics under varying mechanical ventilation parameters.

Main Methods:

  • A k-means clustering algorithm was applied to pixels with correlated signals in EIT images to form clusters representing potential lung ROI.
  • A first-order lung mechanics model was used to classify clusters as ventilated lung tissue or boundary tissue.
  • The method was tested in 16 mechanically ventilated swine subjected to changes in positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and fraction of inspired oxygen (F(I)O(2)).

Main Results:

  • The data-driven method, optimized with k=4 clusters, consistently identified 3 lung tissue ROI and 1 boundary ROI in 15 out of 16 subjects.
  • Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) significantly displaced ventilated lung regions dorsally (2 cm), decreased tidal volume (1.3%), and increased respiratory system compliance time constant (0.3 s).
  • Fraction of inspired oxygen (F(I)O(2)) led to a minor decrease in tidal volume (0.7%).

Conclusions:

  • The proposed data-driven ROI detection method is robust and sensitive for identifying ventilated lung regions in EIT images.
  • This novel approach accurately reflects ventilation dynamics and changes in lung mechanics during mechanical ventilation in an experimental setting.
  • The findings support the potential of this method for improving the monitoring and management of mechanically ventilated patients.