Evaluating the forced oscillation technique in the detection of early smoking-induced respiratory changesAlvaro 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...
Diagnostic performance of the Forced Oscillation Technique in the detection of early respiratory changes in rheumatoid arthritisA 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...
A telemedicine instrument for remote evaluation of tremor: design and initial applications in fatigue and patients with Parkinson's diseaseMário 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)...
Machine learning algorithms and forced oscillation measurements applied to the automatic identification of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseJorge 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...
Assessment of respiratory mechanics in patients with sarcoidosis using forced oscillation: correlations with spirometric and volumetric measurements and diagnostic accuracyAlvaro 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...
Analysis of human tremor in patients with Parkinson disease using entropy measures of signal complexityLucia 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...
An internet-based system for home monitoring of respiratory muscle disordersEvert 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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