Characterization of a clinical olfactory test with an artificial nose

Frontiers in Neuroengineering

Volumn , Issue FEBRUARY, 2012, Pages

  Yáñez, David J ^a   Toledano, Adolfo ^b   Serrano, Eduardo ^c   Martín de Rosales, Ana M ^b   Rodríguez, Francisco B ^c   Varona, Pablo ^c  

^a Deutecno Noses SL   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN ALCORCÓN   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anosmia; Artificial noses; Electronic noses; Map of human and machine olfaction; Olfaction; Olfactory dysfunction; Quality control of clinical olfactory tests

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONNECTICUT CHEMOSENSORY CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; NOSE PROSTHESIS; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SMELLING;

EID: 84856877046     PISSN: 16626443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fneng.2012.00001     Document Type: Article

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