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Interface for pulmonary exploration by the real-time treatment of curves obtained by transthoracic impedance

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For several years, we have been using the properties of transthoracic impedance modification as a means for studying simultaneously lung ventilation and perfusion. We have been able to show during this period, both in transplanted dog lung (150 dogs) and in man (50) characteristic modifications of form and amplitude. To carry out a more precise study of the recorded curves, we have built a special apparatus—a patient-computer interface. This device displays immediately all of the important parameters of the right and left ventilation curves; e.g. amplitude, period, expiration and inspiration time, shift between the extension of the rib cage and the ventilation curves. Furthermore, we calculate the mean perfusion curve by an accumulated method. This allows us to obtain perfusion and ventilation curves without artefacts.

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Depuis plusieurs années, nous avons utilisé les changements de l'impédance transthoracique pour étudier simultanément la ventilation des poumons et leur perfusion. Durant cette période, nous avons pu montre à la fois chez le poumon de chien transplanté (150 chiens) et chez l'homme (50 cas) des modifications caractéristiques de forme et d'amplitude. Pour pouvoir effectuer une étude plus précise des courbes enregistrées nous avons réalisé un dispositif spécial: un interface malade/ordinateur. Ce dispositif affiche immédiatement tous les paramètres importants des courbes de ventilation droite et gauche tels qu'amplitude, périodicité, temps d'expiration/inspiration, décalage entre la dilatation de la cage thoracique et les courbes de ventilation. De plus, nous avons calculé la courbe de perfusion moyenne par une méthode accumulative. Cela nous a permis d'obtenir les courbes de perfusion et de ventilation sans artéfacts.

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Seit vielen Jahren haben wir die Eigenschaften der transthorakiscehn Impedanzveränderungen als Mittel für die Studien der simultanen Lungenventilation und-perfusion verwendet. Während dieser Periode gelang es uns, sowohl in verpflanzten Hundelungen (150 Hunde) als auch im Menschen (50) charakteristische Veränderungen der Form und Amplitude zu zeigen. Um eine noch präzisere Studie der aufgeichneten Kurven durchführen zu können, haben wir einen Speziallapparat gebaut—ein Patient-Computer-Kopplungssystem. Mit diesem Gerät werden sofort alle wichtigen Parameter der rechten und linken Ventilationskurven aufgezeichnet, wie z.B. Amplitude, Periode, Ausatmungs- und Einatmungszeit, Verschiebung zwischen der Brustkorbextension und den Ventilationskurven. Weiterhin kalkulieren wir die Durchsnittsperfusionskurve durch eine Sammelmethode. Dieses ermöglicht uns, Perfusions- und Ventilationskurven ohne Kunstprodukte herzustellen.

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Cathignol, D., Fourcade, C., Jossinet, J. et al. Interface for pulmonary exploration by the real-time treatment of curves obtained by transthoracic impedance. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 16, 459–470 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02457795

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