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A Stable Phantom Material for Optical and Acoustic Imaging
Published on: June 16, 2023
Acoustic monitoring--super sonics?
1University of Minnesota, Minneapolis/St Paul, Minnesota Regions Hospital, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, MS11203B, 640 Jackson St, St Paul, Minnesota 55101, USA. John.J.Marini@HealthPartners.com
Abstract:
Vesicular breath sounds, wheezes, rhonchi, and crackles possess acoustic 'signatures' amenable to detection, quantification, and moment-by-moment visual display. Despite technical hurdles, new methods for sonic evaluation, once perfected, should offer innovative diagnostic and monitoring tools that add clinical value. These emerging options complement current 'static/global' monitoring of mechanics and gas exchange with dynamic regional information long missing from the optimal care of the ventilated patient with critical illness.
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