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BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS
Volume 5, Issue 4, Pages 1136-1144Publisher
OPTICAL SOC AMER
DOI: 10.1364/BOE.5.001136
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- Ministry of Education and Science and Technological Development of Serbia [III45010]
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/J010413/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- EPSRC [EP/J010413/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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In non-invasive ventilation, continuous monitoring of respiratory volumes is essential. Here, we present a method for the measurement of respiratory volumes by a single fiber-grating sensor of bending and provide the proof-of-principle by applying a calibration-test measurement procedure on a set of 18 healthy volunteers. Results establish a linear correlation between a change in lung volume and the corresponding change in a local thorax curvature. They also show good sensor accuracy in measurements of tidal and minute respiratory volumes for different types of breathing. The proposed technique does not rely on the air flow through an oronasal mask or the observation of chest movement by a clinician, which distinguishes it from the current clinical practice. (C) 2014 Optical Society of America
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