Lung microangiopathy is a little known negative influence of diabetes mellitus on the functioning of the lungs. The aim of this study is to design a supportive method for diagnosing lung microangiopathy. This will be based on routinely performed pulmonary measurements as well as on investigation process modelling and data processing. A model of the diffusion of oxygen from the alveoli to the blood has been described with a set of differential equations. The model parameters are estimated using diffusing capacity and alveolar volume measurements - routinely performed in pulmonary tests. The proposed classification procedure, based on parameter values and established diagnostic thresholds, gives good sensitivity and specificity.
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Informacje dodatkowe
- Kategoria
- Publikacja w czasopiśmie
- Typ
- artykuł w czasopiśmie wyróżnionym w JCR
- Język
- angielski
- Rok wydania
- 2012
