title: Analysis of an optical mapping technique for lung function studies.
abstract: An optical technique for lung function measurement studies is described and analysed. Procedures which permit the reconstruction of three dimensional data concerning the thoraco-abdominal wall are developed and methods for calculating volumes, surface areas and cross-sections are outlined.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008176:Lung Volume Measurements / Q000379:methods; D008433:Mathematics; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests / Q000379:methods*; D012984:Software