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Computer Applications in Pulmonary Function Testing

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During the past few years computers have become important tools in pulmonary medicine. They have applications in lung function testing (lung volumes, gas exchange, mechanics) and in image processing (nuclear medicine, CT, nuclear magnetic resonance). This review concentrates on computer applications in conventional pulmonary function testing (PFT).

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Heitz, M. (1985). Computer Applications in Pulmonary Function Testing. In: Osswald, P.M. (eds) Computers in Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70068-2_7

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