| Autor: |
Reynolds, Jeffrey S., Stemple, Kimberly J., Petsko, Raymond A., Ebeling, Thomas R., Frazer, David G. |
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IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering; Dec2002 Part 2 of 2, Vol. 49 Issue 12, p1567, 7p, 5 Black and White Photographs, 2 Diagrams, 8 Graphs |
| Abstrakt: |
Pulmonary waveform generators consisting of motor-driven piston pumps are frequently used to test respiratory-function equipment such as spirometers and peak expiratory flow (PEF) meters. Gas compression within these generators can produce significant distortion of the output flow-time profile. A nonlinear model of the generator was developed along with a method to compensate for gas compression when testing pulmonary function equipment. The model and correction procedure were tested on an Assess Full Range PEF meter and a Micro DiaryCard PEF meter. The tests were performed using the 26 American Thoracic Society standard flow-time waveforms as the target flow profiles. Without correction, the pump loaded with the higher resistance Assess meter resulted in ten waveforms having a mean square error (MSE) higher than 0.001 L²/s². Correction of the pump for these ten waveforms resulted in a mean decrease in MSE of 87.0%. When loaded with the Micro DiaryCard meter, the uncorrected pump outputs included six waveforms with MSE higher than 0.001 L²/s². Pump corrections for these six waveforms resulted in a mean decrease in MSE of 58.4%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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