Non-invasive, side-selective nasal airflow monitoring

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-82

  Kohler, Malcolm ^a   Thurnheer, Robert ^b   Bloch, Konrad E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Cantonal Hospital of Münsterlingen   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chronic rhinitis; Nasal airflow; Non invasive monitoring; Sleep apnea; Ventilation monitoring

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; FLOWMETERS; SLEEP RESEARCH;

AIRFLOW MONITORING; CHRONIC RHINITIS; FLOW METER; NASAL AIRFLOWS; NON-INVASIVE MONITORING; OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT; SLEEP APNEA; SLEEP QUALITY; UNOBTRUSIVE MONITORING; VENTILATION MONITORING;

FLOW MEASUREMENT;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CALIBRATION; CANNULA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLOWMETER; HUMAN; MALE; MONITORING; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE BREATHING; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; ADULT; AIR; CATHETERIZATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; NOSE CAVITY; PRESSURE; RHINITIS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

ADULT; AIR MOVEMENTS; CALIBRATION; CATHETERIZATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NASAL CAVITY; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; PRESSURE; RHINITIS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 18744414781     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 09673334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/26/1/007     Document Type: Article

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