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Evaluation of Respiratory System Mechanics in Mice using the Forced Oscillation Technique
Published on: May 15, 2013
[Calculation of dynamic errors in the measurement of the basic indices of forced expiration]
Abstract:
To correlate the dynamic characteristics of the units used to measure forced expiration to the dynamic errors of the same parameters measurements, the mathematical model of the process was worked out. This is the measuring pattern based on the description of the unit by the second-order differential equation with constant coefficients. The diagrams of the obtained dependences are stated. The results of the calculations can be used to choose the dynamic parameters of the lung functional diagnostic units being designed.
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