Open AccessComparison of Consistency, Feasibility, and Convenience of a Novel Compact System for Assessing Lung Volumes and Carbon Monoxide Diffusing Capacity versus Whole Body Plethysmography
Author(s) -
Roberto W. Dal Negro,
Paola Turco,
Massimiliano Povero
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinicoeconomics and outcomes research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.591
H-Index - 27
ISSN - 1178-6981
DOI - 10.2147/ceor.s316529
Subject(s) - diffusing capacity , medicine , lung volumes , consistency (knowledge bases) , carbon monoxide , plethysmograph , lung , cardiology , biomedical engineering , computer science , lung function , artificial intelligence , biology , biochemistry , catalysis
The MiniBox+™ is an innovative technique for assessing lung volumes (LVs) and the diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLco). Differently from the equipment needed for whole body plethysmography (WBP), the MiniBox+ is a small, transportable instrument, which derives total lung capacity (TLC) during tidal breathing by analyzing gas pressures and airflows immediately preceding and immediately following airway occlusions.