Lung water detection using acoustic techniques

• Main Authors: Yang, Feng, Ser, Wee, Yu, Jufeng, Foo, David Chee-Guan, Yeo, Daniel Poh Shuan, Chia, Pow-Li, Wong, Jennifer
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/98816; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/12608
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The presence of an excessive amount of water in lung is a sign of pulmonary edema which can be caused by heart failure. The current solutions for lung water detection involve the use of X-ray, CT scan or serum biomarkers, which require bulky and expensive instruments as well as long measurement dura...