Method and system for monitoring thoracic tissue fluid
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1. A method for determining a pulmonary fluid content level in at least one thoracic tissue using at least one hardware processor and at least one antenna element, comprising:
- radiating and intercepting, using at least one antenna element, radio frequency (RF) radiation at a range of 0.3 gigahertz (GHZ) to 20 GHZ to and from the at least one thoracic tissue of a patient in each of a plurality of radiation sessions;
identifying a differential signal from a difference between RF signals extracted from said RF radiation during one of said plurality of radiation sessions;
using at least one hardware processor to extract at least one feature from the differential signal, said at least one feature is selected from a group consisting a phase and an amplitude of the differential signal;
detecting a dielectric related property of the at least one thoracic tissue according to said at least one feature;
determining a pulmonary fluid content level in said at least one thoracic tissue according to said dielectric related property; and
outputting a notification based on said pulmonary fluid content level.
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Abstract
A method for monitoring thoracic tissue. The method comprises intercepting reflections of electromagnetic (EM) radiation reflected from thoracic tissue of a patient in radiation sessions during a period of at least 24 hours, detecting a change of a dielectric coefficient of the thoracic tissue by analyzing respective the reflections, and outputting a notification indicating the change. The reflections are changed as an outcome of thoracic movements which occur during the period.
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1. A method for determining a pulmonary fluid content level in at least one thoracic tissue using at least one hardware processor and at least one antenna element, comprising:
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radiating and intercepting, using at least one antenna element, radio frequency (RF) radiation at a range of 0.3 gigahertz (GHZ) to 20 GHZ to and from the at least one thoracic tissue of a patient in each of a plurality of radiation sessions; identifying a differential signal from a difference between RF signals extracted from said RF radiation during one of said plurality of radiation sessions; using at least one hardware processor to extract at least one feature from the differential signal, said at least one feature is selected from a group consisting a phase and an amplitude of the differential signal; detecting a dielectric related property of the at least one thoracic tissue according to said at least one feature; determining a pulmonary fluid content level in said at least one thoracic tissue according to said dielectric related property; and outputting a notification based on said pulmonary fluid content level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A monitoring apparatus configured to determine a pulmonary fluid content level in at least one thoracic tissue using at least one hardware processor and at least one antenna element, said monitoring apparatus comprises:
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a probe having at least one antenna element to radiate and intercept at least one radio frequency (RF) radiation at a range of 0.3 gigahertz (GHZ) to 20 GHZ to and from at least one thoracic tissue of a patient; at least one hardware processor adapted to; identify a differential signal from a difference between signals extracted from said RF radiation, extract at least one feature from the differential signal, said at least one feature is are selected from a group consisting a phase and an amplitude extracted from said differential signal, detect a dielectric related property of at least one thoracic tissue according to said at least one feature, and determine a pulmonary fluid content level in said at least one thoracic tissue according to said dielectric related property; wherein said probe and said at least one hardware processor are configured for respectively performing said interception and said RF signal analysis in a plurality of radiation sessions. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method for determining a pulmonary fluid content level in at least one thoracic tissue using at least one hardware processor and at least one antenna element, comprising:
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intercepting, using at least one antenna element, at least one radio frequency (RF) the range of 0.3 gigahertz (GHZ) to 20 GHZ from the at least one thoracic tissue of a patient in a plurality of radiation sessions; using at least one hardware processor for; identifying a differential signal from a difference between signals extracted from said RF radiation; extracting at least one feature from the differential signal, said at least one feature is selected from a group consisting of;
a phase and an amplitude of said the differential signal;detecting a dielectric related property of the at least one thoracic tissue according to said at least one feature; determining a pulmonary fluid content level in said at least one thoracic tissue according to said dielectric related property; and outputting a notification indicating said pulmonary fluid content level.
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