Classification of Tidal Breathing Airflow Profiles Using Statistical Hierarchal Cluster Analysis in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Classification of Tidal Breathing Airflow Profiles Using Statistical Hierarchal Cluster Analysis in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

In idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) breathing pattern changes with disease progress. This study aims to determine if unsupervised hierarchal cluster analysis (HCA) can be used to define airflow profile differences in people with and without IPF. This was tested using 31 patients with IPF and 17 m...

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Main Authors: E. Mark Williams, Ricardo Colasanti, Kasope Wolffs, Paul Thomas, Ben Hope-Gill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Medical Sciences
Subjects:
euclidian distance
minute ventilation
tidal volume
unstructured learning
lung function
inspiratory expiratory time
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3271/6/3/75

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