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. 2019 May 29;10:680. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00680

Table 1.

Ventilatory variables measured with the pneumotachograph (PNT) and the non-contact vibrometer using airborne ultrasound (SONAR) during synchronous recordings of the two datasets (PNT-SONAR condition, FRONT recordings).

SONAR-PNT condition BF (breath min-1) TT S TI S TE S VT L Displacement cm
PNT 13.2 (11.1–16.8) 4.6 (3.6–5.5) 1.7 (1.3–2.0) 2.8 (2.2–3.4) 0.7 (0.5–0.8)
SONAR 13.1 (11.0–17.1) 4.6 (3.7–5.5) 2.0 (1.6–2.5) 2.6 (2.0–3.1) 3.0 (2.4–4.1)
SONAR-PNT condition CV BF CV TT CV TI CV TE CV VT CV displacement
PNT 0.10 (0.08–0.13) 0.10 (0.09–0.12) 0.10 (0.08–0.12) 0.13 (0.11–0.17) 0.15 (0.11–0.24)
SONAR 0.10 (0.08–0.12) 0.10 (0.08–0.12) 0.12 (0.10–0.15) 0.13 (0.10–0.16) 0.17 (0.14–0.21)

Data are presented as median (Q1–Q3). BF, breathing frequency; TT, breathing cycle period; TI, inspiratory time; TE, expiratory time; VT, tidal volume; s, second; L, liter; CV, coefficient of variation.