Ambulatory impedance pneumography - is it possible?

Marcel Młyńczak (1), Gerard Cybulski (2)

(1) Institute of Precision and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Mechatronics, Warsaw University of Technology
(2) Institute of Precision and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Mechatronics, Warsaw University of Technology; Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw

The main purpose of this study was to describe the technique of impedance pneumography, the noninvasive method of quantitative, long lasting investigation of respiratory system. In this paper there were presented physical foundations of the method, the measurement equipment and the different approaches to the measurement procedures. There were presented various types and configurations of the electrodes. Also the validation studies of impedance pneumography using clinically accepted reference the method were described.