• Der Anaesthesist · Jan 2008

    Review

    [Electrical impedance tomography: ready for routine clinical use for mechanically ventilated patients?].

    • J Hinz, G Hahn, and M Quintel.
    • Zentrum Anaesthesiologie, Rettungs- und Intensivmedizin, Georg-August-Universität, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37099 Göttingen, Deutschland. mail@josehinz.de
    • Anaesthesist. 2008 Jan 1; 57 (1): 61-9.

    AbstractElectrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a non-invasive, radiation-free functional imaging technique, which offers the possibility of continuous bedside measurement of regional lung ventilation. The principle of EIT is based on the input of alternating current and voltage measurement via surface electrodes placed around the thorax, which measure changes of electrical impedance parallel to changes in aeration within the lungs. This enables the measurement of regional ventilation. Because of the rapid time resolution of this technique, it can be used for the measurement of fast physiological effects. For more than 20 years EIT has been intensively used for research purposes, but has not yet been used for the monitoring of regional lung function in the routine clinical setting. This review describes the status of EIT in the clinical routine, its possibilities and limitations.

      Pubmed     Full text   Copy Citation     Plaintext  

      Add institutional full text...

    Notes

     
    Knowledge, pearl, summary or comment to share?
    300 characters remaining
    help        
    You can also include formatting, links, images and footnotes in your notes
    • Simple formatting can be added to notes, such as *italics*, _underline_ or **bold**.
    • Superscript can be denoted by <sup>text</sup> and subscript <sub>text</sub>.
    • Numbered or bulleted lists can be created using either numbered lines 1. 2. 3., hyphens - or asterisks *.
    • Links can be included with: [my link to pubmed](http://pubmed.com)
    • Images can be included with: ![alt text](https://bestmedicaljournal.com/study_graph.jpg "Image Title Text")
    • For footnotes use [^1](This is a footnote.) inline.
    • Or use an inline reference [^1] to refer to a longer footnote elseweher in the document [^1]: This is a long footnote..

    hide…