Multielectrode Impedance-Based Ventilation Monitoring

建议的工作是当前研究的延续，以发展阻抗气影作为一种新的诊断工具。研究人员建议制造一件类似背心的衣服，上面有多个电极，通过这些电极可以监测呼吸过程中胸部的阻抗变化。使用数值技术可以获得胸腔的“阻抗图像”。该装置对于准确监测潮汐量随时间的变化应该非常有用；新一代的呼吸暂停监测仪可能会从拟议的研究中产生。

The proposed work is a continuation of current research to develop impedance pneumography as a new diagnostic tool. The investigators propose to build a vest-like garment with multiple electrodes through which impedance changes across the chest can be monitored during breathing. Using numerical techniques an "impedance image" of the thorax may be obtained. The device should be very useful for accurately monitoring changes in tidal volume as a function of time; a new generation of apnea monitors may result from the proposed research.