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Evaluation of Fluid Overload by Bioelectrical Impedance Vectorial Analysis
Published on: August 17, 2022
Bio-conductivity characteristics of chronic kidney disease stages examined by portable frequency-difference
Abstract:
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an escalating global health concern, and non-invasive means for early CKD detection is eagerly awaited. Here, we explore the potential of using home-based frequency-difference electrical impedance tomography (fdEIT) to evaluate CKD based on bio-conductivity characteristics. We first verified the feasibility of using portable EIT capturing bio-conductivity in fresh pig kidneys ex vivo. We further performed bio-conductivity measurement in vivo paired with standard eGFR measurements on CKD patients by EIT and traditional blood test, respectively. Our results showed a significant correlation between renal bio-conductivity changes captured by fdEIT and standard eGFR scores. These results hold promise to be developed into a non-invasive and portable device for early CKD detection and longitudinal CKD treatment monitoring in clinical, community and home-based settings. Clinical Relevance - A novel non-invasive bio-conductivity approach was developed for CKD classification. The renal assessment with portable EIT device demonstrated the potential to ameliorate the detection and classification of CKD into a portable, accessible, self-administrable home-based process.
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