Computer-assisted Measurement of Mean Transit Time and
Partial Mean Transit Time
Zeng Bixin Chen Shisu Huang Min
(Department of Physic, Wenzhou Medical College,Wenzhou 325003)
Abstract A pulmonary function measurement system was developed. This system was made up by Fleisch flow transducer, the pressure transducer and 486 computer. It can calculate and print out the mean transmitted time (MTT) the partial mean transmitted time (MTTp) and the routine pulmonary function automatically.
Key words Mean transit time Partial mean transit time Routine indices of pulmonary function
1 引 言
用力呼气肺量图平均通过时间(Mean transit time,MTT)表示在整个呼吸过程中,气体分子自气道排出到口腔的平均时间。用力呼气肺量图部分平均通过时间(Partial mean transit time,MTTp),即将用力呼气肺量图(用力肺活量)分成十等份后每一等份的用力呼气肺活量平均排出时间。MTT和MTTp对大小气道阻塞均有敏感性,对探索慢性支气管炎、肺气肿、支气管哮喘等慢性阻塞性呼吸疾病的早期诊断,具有重要临床意义,可作为单独的全面的肺功能指标[1]。
近年来在国外已有将MTT及MTTp测定作为一种新的肺功能指标的报道。在国内由于MTT及MTTp计算繁杂,而未能推广应用。本文报告将常规肺功能指标MTT、MTTp等指标结合一起在486微机上用C语言和汇编语言实现的测试系统。
2 装置结构与原理
MTT可根据用力呼气肺量图(MEFV曲线)下的面积除以用力肺活量FVC求得,即: