Diagnosis of pneumothorax using a microwave based detector

Geoffrey S.F. Ling, Ronald G. Riechers, Krishna M. Pasala, Jeremy Blanchard, Masako Nozaki, Anthony Ramage, William Jackson, Michael Rosner, Patricia Garcia-Pinto, Catherine Yun, Nathan Butler, Ronald J. Riechers, Daniel Williams, Seth M. Zeidman, Peter Rhee, James Ecklund, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Stephen Lockhart

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Abstract

A novel method for identifying pneumothorax is presented. This method is based on a novel device that uses electromagnetic waves in the microwave radio frequency (RF) region and a modified algorithm previously used for the estimation of the angle of arrival of radar signals. In this study, we employ this radio frequency triage tool (RAFT) to the clinical condition of pneumothorax, which is a collapsed lung. In anesthetized pigs, RAFT can detect changes in the RF signature from a lung that is 20% or greater collapsed. These results are compared to chest x-ray. Both studies are equivalent in their ability to detect pneumothorax in pigs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)146-151
Number of pages6
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume4368
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 23 2001

Keywords

  • Chest
  • Dielectrics
  • Lung
  • Microwave
  • Permittivity
  • Pneumothorax
  • Signature
  • Trauma

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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