Correlating exhaled aerosol images to small airway obstructive diseases: A study with dynamic mode decomposition and machine learning.

Journal: PloS one
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Exhaled aerosols from lungs have unique patterns, and their variation can be correlated to the underlying lung structure and associated abnormities. However, it is challenging to characterize such aerosol patterns and differentiate their difference because of their complexity. This challenge is even greater for small airway diseases, where the disturbance signals are weak.

Authors

  • Jinxiang Xi
    School of Engineering and Technology, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States of America.
  • Weizhong Zhao
    College of Information Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan Province, China; Division of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, Arkansas, United States of America.