Alvaro C D Faria

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  1. ncbi Evaluating the forced oscillation technique in the detection of early smoking-induced respiratory changes
    Alvaro C D Faria
    Department of Physiology, Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Biomed Eng Online 8:22. 2009
  2. ncbi Diagnostic performance of the Forced Oscillation Technique in the detection of early respiratory changes in rheumatoid arthritis
    A D Faria
    Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory, Institute of Biology Roberto Alcantara Gomes and Electrical Engineering Faculty, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2010:6034-7. 2010
  3. ncbi A telemedicine instrument for remote evaluation of tremor: design and initial applications in fatigue and patients with Parkinson's disease
    Mário C Barroso Júnior
    Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Biomed Eng Online 10:14. 2011
  4. ncbi Machine learning algorithms and forced oscillation measurements applied to the automatic identification of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Jorge L M Amaral
    Department of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed 105:183-93. 2012
  5. ncbi Assessment of respiratory mechanics in patients with sarcoidosis using forced oscillation: correlations with spirometric and volumetric measurements and diagnostic accuracy
    Alvaro C D Faria
    Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory, Institute of Biology and Faculty of Engineering, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Respiration 78:93-104. 2009
  6. ncbi Analysis of human tremor in patients with Parkinson disease using entropy measures of signal complexity
    Lucia M Gil
    Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory, Institute of Biology Roberto Alcantara Gomes and Engineering Faculty, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2010:2786-9. 2010
  7. ncbi An internet-based system for home monitoring of respiratory muscle disorders
    Evert P Silva Junior
    Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2010:5492-5. 2010

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  1. ncbi Evaluating the forced oscillation technique in the detection of early smoking-induced respiratory changes
    Alvaro C D Faria
    Department of Physiology, Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Biomed Eng Online 8:22. 2009
    ..Thus, the purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to evaluate the ability of FOT to detect early smoking-induced respiratory alterations; and (2) to compare the sensitivity of FOT with spirometry in a sample of low tobacco-dose subjects...
  2. ncbi Diagnostic performance of the Forced Oscillation Technique in the detection of early respiratory changes in rheumatoid arthritis
    A D Faria
    Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory, Institute of Biology Roberto Alcantara Gomes and Electrical Engineering Faculty, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2010:6034-7. 2010
    ..7). In conclusion, the parameters obtained by FOT presented adequate Se and Sp, indicating that this technique can be helpful in the evaluation of the early respiratory mechanical alterations in patients with RA...
  3. ncbi A telemedicine instrument for remote evaluation of tremor: design and initial applications in fatigue and patients with Parkinson's disease
    Mário C Barroso Júnior
    Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Biomed Eng Online 10:14. 2011
    ..The system supplies the peak frequency (fp), the amplitude (Afp) and power in this frequency (Pfp), the total power (Ptot), and the power in low (1-4 Hz) and high (4-7 Hz) frequencies (Plf and Phf, respectively)...
  4. ncbi Machine learning algorithms and forced oscillation measurements applied to the automatic identification of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Jorge L M Amaral
    Department of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Comput Methods Programs Biomed 105:183-93. 2012
    ..In conclusion, the results of this study indicate that the proposed classifiers may contribute to easy the diagnostic of COPD by using forced oscillation measurements...
  5. ncbi Assessment of respiratory mechanics in patients with sarcoidosis using forced oscillation: correlations with spirometric and volumetric measurements and diagnostic accuracy
    Alvaro C D Faria
    Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory, Institute of Biology and Faculty of Engineering, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Respiration 78:93-104. 2009
    ..The forced oscillation technique (FOT) is a promising method for providing a detailed analysis of respiratory mechanics during spontaneous breathing. There is limited data about the use of FOT in patients with sarcoidosis...
  6. ncbi Analysis of human tremor in patients with Parkinson disease using entropy measures of signal complexity
    Lucia M Gil
    Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory, Institute of Biology Roberto Alcantara Gomes and Engineering Faculty, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2010:2786-9. 2010
    ..Furthermore, our findings also suggest that ApEn has a high clinical potential in assessing PD patients...
  7. ncbi An internet-based system for home monitoring of respiratory muscle disorders
    Evert P Silva Junior
    Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2010:5492-5. 2010
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