Research Article

On the Stability of Lung Parenchymal Lesions with Applications to Early Pneumothorax Diagnosis

Table 2

List of parameters.

Parameter (variable) Value Citation

Material parameters ( , , )  N·m−2, 1.26,  N·m−2 Denny and Schroter, 2006 [8]
Undeformed lesion thickness ( )  m Amjadi et al., 2007 [15]
Undeformed lesion radius ( )  m Amjadi et al., 2007 [15]
Resistance of bronchiole network ( ) 1 mmHg s L−1 Ben-Tal, 2006 [13]
Pressure at infinity ( ) 0 mmHg Imposed
Pleural fluid viscosity ( ) 1.39–  Pa·s Yetkin et al., 2007 [16]
Pleural fluid density ( ) 980.3 kg·m−3 Rubins and Manning, “Pleural Effusion Workup” [17]
Solid membrane viscosity ( )  Pa·s Girnyk et al., 2006 [18]
Membrane density ( ) 1050 kg·m−2 Shah and Humphrey, 1999 [14]
Atmospheric pressure 760 mmHg Ben-Tal, 2006 [13]