Forced oscillation technique.
FOT may hold the promise of improving the diagnosis of airway obstruction, but may be even better in quantifying the magnitude of airway reversibility and hyper-reactivity, helping in the adjustment of therapy, and monitoring disease progression in young children.
Nielsen
Kim G
KG
Pediatric Pulmonary Service and Cystic Fibrosis Centre, Pediatric Clinic I, Juliane Marie Centret, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. kgn@dadlnet.dk
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D005540:Forced Expiratory Flow Rates / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009991:Oscillometry; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests / Q000379:methods