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Pedro L Melo

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Lima Junior N, Oliveira N, Tavares A, Lopes A, Melo P
Med Biol Eng Comput . 2022 May; 60(7):2001-2014. PMID: 35538199
To evaluate the ability of tracheal sound analysis (TSA) to detect airflow obstruction, particularly in patients with acromegaly. A simulated analysis compared free airflow conditions with airflow through orifice plates...
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Andrade D, Ribeiro L, Lopes A, Amaral J, Melo P
Biomed Eng Online . 2021 Mar; 20(1):31. PMID: 33766046
Introduction: The use of machine learning (ML) methods would improve the diagnosis of respiratory changes in systemic sclerosis (SSc). This paper evaluates the performance of several ML algorithms associated with...
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Sa P, Castro H, Lopes A, Melo P
Entropy (Basel) . 2020 Dec; 21(3). PMID: 33266939
Breathing is a complex rhythmic motor act, which is created by integrating different inputs to the respiratory centres. Analysing nonlinear fluctuations in breathing may provide clinically relevant information in patients...
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Amaral J, Sancho A, Faria A, Lopes A, Melo P
Med Biol Eng Comput . 2020 Aug; 58(10):2455-2473. PMID: 32776208
To design machine learning classifiers to facilitate the clinical use and increase the accuracy of the forced oscillation technique (FOT) in the differential diagnosis of patients with asthma and restrictive...
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Faria A, Carvalho A, Guimaraes A, Lopes A, Melo P
Comput Methods Programs Biomed . 2019 Mar; 172:53-63. PMID: 30902127
Background And Objective: Integer and fractional-order models have emerged as powerful methods for obtaining information regarding the anatomical or pathophysiological changes that occur during respiratory diseases. However, the precise interpretation...
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Lacerda L, Lopes A, Carvalho A, Guimaraes A, Firmida M, Castro M, et al.
Respir Care . 2017 Dec; 63(4):430-440. PMID: 29208759
Background: With increased survival rates and the consequent emergence of an adult population with cystic fibrosis (CF), developing novel tools for periodic evaluations of these patients has become a new...
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Amaral J, Lopes A, Veiga J, Faria A, Melo P
Comput Methods Programs Biomed . 2017 May; 144:113-125. PMID: 28494995
Background And Objectives: The main pathologic feature of asthma is episodic airway obstruction. This is usually detected by spirometry and body plethysmography. These tests, however, require a high degree of...
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Faria A, Veiga J, Lopes A, Melo P
Comput Methods Programs Biomed . 2016 Apr; 128:12-26. PMID: 27040828
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of fractional-order (FrOr) modeling in asthma. To this end, three FrOr models were compared with traditional parameters and an integer-order...
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Camilo G, Carvalho A, Machado D, Mogami R, Melo P, Lopes A
Br J Radiol . 2015 Aug; 88(1054):20150315. PMID: 26246281
Objective: Our purpose was to compare the findings of CT pulmonary densitovolumetry and pulmonary function in patients with active acromegaly and controlled acromegaly and, secondarily, to correlate these findings. Methods:...
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Lima A, Faria A, Lopes A, Jansen J, Melo P
Biomed Eng Online . 2015 Apr; 14:11. PMID: 25889005
Background: The Forced Oscillation Technique (FOT) has the potential to increase our knowledge about the biomechanical changes that occur in Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Thus, the aims of this study were...