Papers Published

1. Massad, E. and Engel, A.B. and Nicolelis, M.A.L., A mathematical model for spirometry, Comput. Biomed. Res. (USA), vol. 20 no. 2 (1987), pp. 105 - 12 [0010-4809(87)90038-3] .
   (last updated on 2007/04/15)

   Abstract:
   A model originally designed to fit population growth data was investigated to determine whether it could fit spirometric traces as a function of time in normal and ill humans and in normal rats, obtained, respectively, by spirometer and whole-body plethysmography. The model showed great accuracy when applied to a simple spirometer coupled with an analog-to-digital converter interfaced with a personal computer. It also proved to be a good alternative for the more expensive and less accurate electronic devices, as derivative systems, and may be an attractive method for research and/or diagnostic centers

   Keywords:
   medical computing;microcomputer applications;physiological models;pneumodynamics;