Avtor/Urednik     Kandare, F; Stanič, U; Klofutar, A; Jaeger, R; Šorli, J; Pedotti, A; Aliverti, A; Ferrigno, G
Naslov     Lung volume measurements with optical method
Tip     članek
Vir     In: Miklavčič D, Bajd T, Stanič U, editors. Proceedings of the 9th international conference on mechanics in medicine and biology; 1996 Jun 30-Jul 4; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: Slovenian society of medical and biological engineering,
Leto izdaje     1996
Obseg     str. 189-92
Jezik     eng
Abstrakt     In three male neurologically intact adult subjects and five patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) lung volume changes were measured by pneumotachograph (pnth) and optical method, during normal brathing and during functional electrical stimulation (FES) of abdominal muscles in synchrony with naturally occurring breathing. The values of absolute volumes obtained by optical method are similar to those of pnth. The measurement procedure in the supine position needs further improvement. Despite this deficiency the optical method proved to be an unique tool for measuring partial volumes and especially their relative changes introduced by FES of abdominal muscles, compared to those during quet breathing.
Deskriptorji     SPINAL CORD INJURIES
ABDOMINAL MUSCLES
ELECTRIC STIMULATION
LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS
BREATH TESTS
ADULT