Comparison of the information in two lung function experiments.
The amount of ventilation relative to perfusion (the ventilation-perfusion ratio) received by the lung is a useful indicator of the efficiency of lung function. Two alternative techniques for recovering the ventilation-perfusion ratio are outlined. While both techniques rely on the use of inert gases, one is well established and the other is only in a developmental stage. This paper focuses on a comparison of the amount of statistical information provided by these two techniques about the ventilation-perfusion ratio. The criterion applied here for measuring amount of information has roots in communication theory and uses ideas inherent to Bayesian inference.
Lim
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Department of Applied Statistics, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Berkshire, U.K.
Whitehead
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J
D001499:Bayes Theorem; D001699:Biometry; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008954:Models, Biological; D014692:Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio