Deriving individual thoracic parameters of a subject
US9993174B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/7278
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of deriving one or more individual thoracic parameters of a subject. The method comprises instructing a subject to perform a thoracic volume manipulation, receiving a plurality of measurements of a plurality of EM signals from a thoracic intrabody area of lungs of the subject during the thoracic volume manipulation, deriving a plurality of thoracic volume values at a plurality of different intervals during the thoracic volume manipulation so that each the thoracic volume value correspond with another of a plurality of estimated thoracic volumes achieved during the thoracic volume manipulation, and calculating at least one individual thoracic parameter of the subject by combining between the plurality of measurements and the plurality of thoracic volume values.
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