[The clinical olfactogram (author's transl)].
Clinical olfactometry is described in which patients are exposed to supraliminal stimuli of well-known types of odors. The results are then placed on a graded recognition scale as a polar coordinate system. Each clinical odor tested produces a typical recognition pattern which can easily be interpreted. Typical patterns for different conditions involving olfaction exist, and include euosmia, sensory anosmia, and respiratory anosmia. A simplified U-tube rhinomanometer can also be used, and data graphed on the same chart as for olfactometry. The procedure as described has been successfully tested on several hundred patients and controls.
D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D009812:Odorants; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*
Das klinische Scheibenolfaktogramm