Rapid "breath-print" of liver cirrhosis by proton transfer reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometry. A pilot study.

<h4>Unlabelled</h4>The aim of the present work was to test the potential of Proton Transfer Reaction Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (PTR-ToF-MS) in the diagnosis of liver cirrhosis and the assessment of disease severity by direct analysis of exhaled breath. Twenty-six volunteers have b...

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Main Authors: Filomena Morisco, Eugenio Aprea, Vincenzo Lembo, Vincenzo Fogliano, Paola Vitaglione, Giovanna Mazzone, Luca Cappellin, Flavia Gasperi, Stefania Masone, Giovanni Domenico De Palma, Riccardo Marmo, Nicola Caporaso, Franco Biasioli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23573204/?tool=EBI