tlag_maes_ghoos {breathtestcore}

So-called lag time from Maes/Ghoos fit

Description

Computes tlag from uncorrected fit to the beta exponential function. The name tlag is a misnomer; it simply is the maximum of the PDR curve, so in papers by Bluck et al. it is renamed to t_max.

Maes B D, Ghoos Y F, Rutgeerts P J, Hiele M I, Geypens B and Vantrappen G 1994 Dig. Dis. Sci. 39 S104-6.

Usage

tlag_maes_ghoos(cf)

Arguments

cf

named vector of coefficients; only k and beta are required k is measured in 1/min (e.g. 0.01/min).

Value

Lag time as defined from Maes/Ghoos fit

See Also

exp_beta, and t50_bluck_coward for an example.