Does Radar Technology Support the Diagnosis of Pneumothorax? PneumoScan—A Diagnostic Point-of-Care Tool

Background. A nonrecognized pneumothorax (PTX) may become a life-threatening tension PTX. A reliable point-of-care diagnostic tool could help in reduce this risk. For this purpose, we investigated the feasibility of the use of the PneumoScan, an innovative device based on micropower impulse radar (...

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Main Authors: T. Lindner, M. Conze, C. E. Albers, B. A. Leidel, P. Levy, C. Kleber, M. De Moya, A. Exadaktylos, C. Stoupis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Emergency Medicine International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/489056