Regional oxygen uptake/perfusion measuring device and method
US8808193B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 8, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/6823
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
To assess regional oxygen uptake and/or perfusion in a patient, a volume of air inhaled by the patient is determined and, according to a method of electrical impedance tomography, a first regional lung volume is measured at a first time point of a breathold procedure. The first regional lung volume is compared to a second regional lung volume at a second time point of the breathold procedure.
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