title: Can asthma in children be detected by the estimated parameter values of the augmented RIC model?
abstract: This paper describes the estimation of the parameter values for the recently introduced augmented RIC respiratory system model from impulse oscillometry data obtained from both asthmatic and normal children. An analysis of these values has indicated that one of the capacitance parameters of the model provides good discrimination between these two groups of children; moreover, this finding corresponds well with current medical understanding of the pathology of asthma.
authors.affiliation: Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rajagiri
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Diong
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goldman
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nazeran
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D025802:Electric Capacitance; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D015233:Models, Statistical; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009991:Oscillometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012119:Respiration; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D001993:Bronchodilator Agents