An index of the fractal characteristic of an airway tree is associated with airflow limitations and future body mass index reduction in COPD patients
Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: An airway tree is a fractal object. We showed that the distribution of minimal inner cross-sectional area (iCSA) of airway branches can be expressed by a fractal index, D, of minimal iCSA. This D was correlated with airflow limitation and future body mass index reduction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients, as predicted by Hess-Murray's law.
Source: Journal of Applied Physiology
Institution: Shiga University of Medical Science
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W3014355461