Reproducibility and Accuracy of Airway Area by Acoustic Reflection

Journal of Applied Physiology, 1984

Authors: L. J. Brooks, R. G. Casitle, G. M. Glass, N. T. Griscom, M. E. B.
Wohl, and J. J. Fredberg

Conclusion: “We conclude that the measurement of Airway Area by Acoustic Reflection yields accurate and highly reproducible results that may be clinically useful for the noninvasive detection of changes in central airway geometry related to disease, bronchospasm, and airway growth.”

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