Development of a protocol to measure volatile organic compounds in human breath: A comparison of rebreathing and on-line single exhalations using proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 309-330

  O'Hara, M E ^a   O'Hehir, S ^a,b   Green, S ^a,b   Mayhew, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway interaction; Breath analysis; Expirogram; Proton transfer reaction

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOPRENE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANOL; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIRWAY INTERACTION; BREATH ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTICS TECHNIQUES; EXPIROGRAM; HUMAN BREATH; MEASUREMENTS OF; NON-INVASIVE DIAGNOSTICS; PROTON TRANSFER REACTIONS; PROTON-TRANSFER REACTION MASS SPECTROMETRIES; REBREATHING;

PROTON TRANSFER;

ACETONE; ISOPRENE; METHANOL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; BREATHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXHALATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; REBREATHING;

EID: 41049102556     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/29/3/003     Document Type: Article

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