title: A measured breath: new techniques in pulmonary imaging and diagnosis.
abstract: The development by Dr. Hans Pasterkamp and his team at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, of computer software for acoustic imaging of the chest originated in the need for a noninvasive, nonthreatening way to obtain information about lung function and lung disease in infants and children. Pasterkamp's team is developing a single computer program with potential applications in three areas: the measurement of lung sounds in addition to lung function, the multiple-site mapping of chest sounds to help identify the site of disease, and the assessment of upper airways, with potential use in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea. Computer-assisted acoustic imaging promises to augment and enhance more traditional methods of pulmonary testing.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stewart
mesh_terms: D000162:Acoustics / Q000295:instrumentation; D002648:Child; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008168:Lung / Q000502:physiology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012123:Pulmonary Ventilation / Q000502:physiology; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis; D012984:Software