Improvement of the magnetneumometer

Front Med Biol Eng. 1991;3(3):163-9.

Abstract

We have improved the magnetneumometer in order to extend the measurement range and to make small-sized transmitting and receiving coils, for the purpose of applying it to measure the breathing rib cage and abdomen displacement. As a result, the measurement range is 10-80 cm, the noise level is less than 0.02 mm, and small and light coils (30 x 16 x 3 mm, 4 g) have been incorporated.

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen / physiology
  • Electromagnetic Phenomena
  • Humans
  • Magnetics*
  • Physiology / instrumentation
  • Posture / physiology
  • Reference Values
  • Respiration / physiology*
  • Ribs / physiology
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Tidal Volume / physiology