MEASURING LUNG VOLUME CHANGES BY IMPEDANCE PNEUMOGRAPHY
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1. A method for measuring a change in lung volume, comprising:
- measuring a parameter for impedance pneumography by using at least one electrode configured to be in contact with an arm of a human body and at least one electrode configured to be in skin contact with the thorax of a human body.
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Abstract
A method, a sensor arrangement, an apparatus and a computer program product for measuring a change in lung volume, having measuring a parameter for impedance pneumography by using at least one electrode configured to be in contact with an arm of a human body and at least one electrode configured to be in skin contact with thorax of a human body.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for measuring a change in lung volume, comprising:
measuring a parameter for impedance pneumography by using at least one electrode configured to be in contact with an arm of a human body and at least one electrode configured to be in skin contact with the thorax of a human body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- 7. A sensor arrangement for measuring a change in lung volume, comprising at least one electrode configured to be in contact with the arm of a human body and at least one electrode configured to be in skin contact with the thorax of a human body and a transmitter for transmitting measurement data to an apparatus for impedance pneumography.
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13. An apparatus for measuring a change in lung volume by impedance pneumography, comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code arranged to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform:
receiving information from a sensor comprising at least one electrode for impedance pneumography configured to be in contact with the arm of a human body and at least one electrode configured to be in skin contact with the thorax of a human body.
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14. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium bearing computer program code embodied therein for use with a computer, the computer program code comprising:
code for receiving information from a sensor comprising at least one electrode configured to be in contact with an arm of a human body and at least one electrode configured to be in skin contact with the thorax of a human body.
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