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Affordable, portable and self-administrable electrical impedance tomography enables global and regional lung function assessment. Sci Rep 2022; 12:20613. [PMID: 36450830 PMCID: PMC9712422 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-24330-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Accessibility of diagnostic screening and treatment monitoring devices for respiratory diseases is critical in promoting healthcare and reducing sudden complications and mortality. Spirometry is the standard for diagnosing and monitoring several lung diseases. However, it lacks regional assessment capabilities necessary for detecting subtle regional changes in certain diseases. It also requires challenging breathing maneuvers difficult for elderlies, children, and diseased patients. Here, we actualized an affordable, portable, and self-administrable electrical impedance tomography (EIT) system for home-based lung function assessment and telemedicine. Through simultaneous EIT-spirometry trials on healthy subjects, we demonstrated that our device can predict spirometry indicators over a wide range and can provide regional mapping of these indicators. We further developed a close-to-effortless breathing paradigm and tested it by longitudinally monitoring a COVID-19 discharged subject and two healthy controls with results suggesting the paradigm can detect initial deterioration followed by recovery. Overall, the EIT system can be widely applicable for lung function screening and monitoring both at homes and clinics.
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Zouari F, Oon WY, Modak D, Kwok WC, Cao P, Lee WN, Tam TCC, Wong EC, Chan RW. Standalone electrical impedance tomography predicts spirometry indicators and enables regional lung assessment. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2022; 2022:3277-3280. [PMID: 36085816 DOI: 10.1109/embc48229.2022.9871104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a bio-medical imaging modality that has several clinical applications namely for human lungs. Yet, its relationship with gold standard lung diagnostic tools including spirometry is not available. In this study, simultaneous EIT and spirometry measurements were collected for 14 healthy subjects who performed forced breathing paradigms of different efforts simulating a wide range of spirometry indicators. It is demonstrated that EIT can predict standard spirometry indicators over a wide dynamic range, with a potential sensitivity and specificity of 98% and 100%, respectively, in detecting obstructive patterns. It is also shown that EIT can provide a regional mapping of the spirometry indicator which are shown to be consistent with their corresponding global indicators. Overall, EIT can predict spirometry indicators and can assess regional lung health through parametric mapping. Clinical Relevance- This study shows that EIT can infer standard spirometry indicators and potentially assess regional lung health. Therefore, EIT can be used for screening, diagnosis, and monitoring of obstructive and resistive lung diseases.
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Sato H, Nakamura T. Evaluation of Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction Associated With Acute Inflammation by Electrical Impedance Myography: A Case Report on Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction After Cardiac Surgery and Literature Review. Cureus 2021; 13:e20166. [PMID: 34881132 PMCID: PMC8643273 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.20166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Electrical impedance myography (EIM) is an evaluation technique for skeletal muscles that uses electrical impedance technology. Recent reviews have shown that EIM is useful as a method to assess changes in skeletal muscle quality and quantity with aging. These may be utilized for functional changes in inflammatory skeletal muscles, such as disease and operation. In this report, the impedance parameters using EIM present perioperative skeletal muscle changes in patients after cardiac surgery. In addition, we will describe the efficacy of EIM in skeletal muscle dysfunction due to inflammation or disease. This study aimed to elucidate the efficacy of EIM in acute inflammation-associated skeletal muscle dysfunction.
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- Hiroki Sato
- Department of Radiological Technology, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, JPN.,Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, JPN.,Department of Rehabilitation Center, Kawasaki Medical School Hospital, Kurashiki, JPN
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- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, JPN
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Cardoner MMDM, Kwon H, Pulido HVG, Nagy J, Rutkove S, Sanchez B. Modeling and Reproducibility of Twin Concentric Electrical Impedance Myography. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2021; 68:3068-3077. [PMID: 33661730 DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2021.3063724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Electrical impedance myography (EIM) is a recent technology to assess muscle health. As of today, the clinical application of EIM has been applied only to evaluate muscle condition using non-invasive surface electrodes in contact with the skin; however, intermediate tissues at the recording site introduce confounding artifacts which reduce the technique's performance as a biomarker of neuromuscular disorders (NMD). Here, we develop and test in humans a new approach using two concentric needles for intramuscular EIM recordings. METHODS First, we study the recording characteristics of dual concentric needle EIM via analytical models and finite element models (FEMs). Next, the validity of the models is verified by performing experiments on saline and agar phantoms. Finally, 8 subjects with various neuromuscular diseases were studied measuring tibialis anterior, biceps, deltoid, adductor pollicis brevis, first dorsal interosseous and flexor carpi radialis muscles. RESULTS Analytical and FEM simulations are in good agreement with a maximum experimental discrepancy 8% and 9% using gauge needles 26 and 30, respectively. The inter-session reproducibility, as measured by the intraclass correlation coefficients for all muscles studied, was 0.926, which is comparable or exceeds the reproducibility of other well-established electrophysiological tests to assess muscle health. CONCLUSION The reproducibility of the technique support future clinical validation of needle EIM for assessment of disease status, either as part of standard patient care or as biomarker measure in clinical trials. SIGNIFICANCE Needle EIM has the potential of becoming a valuable diagnostic tool to evaluate NMD in adult population.
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Rutkove SB, Sanchez B. Electrical Impedance Methods in Neuromuscular Assessment: An Overview. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2019; 9:cshperspect.a034405. [PMID: 30291145 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a034405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Electrical impedance methods have been used as evaluation tools in biological and medical science for well over 100 years. However, only recently have these techniques been applied specifically to the evaluation of conditions affecting nerve and muscle. This specific application, termed electrical impedance myography (EIM), is finding wide application as it can provide a quantitative index of muscle condition that can assist with diagnosis, track disease progression, and assess the beneficial impact of therapy. Using noninvasive surface methods, EIM has been studied in a number of conditions ranging from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to muscular dystrophy to disuse atrophy. Data support that the technique is sensitive to disease status and can offer the possibility of performing clinical trials with fewer subjects than would otherwise be possible. Recent advances in the field include improved approaches for using EIM as a "virtual biopsy" and the development of combined needle impedance-electromyography technology.
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- Seward B Rutkove
- Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215
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- Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215
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Stålberg E, van Dijk H, Falck B, Kimura J, Neuwirth C, Pitt M, Podnar S, Rubin DI, Rutkove S, Sanders DB, Sonoo M, Tankisi H, Zwarts M. Standards for quantification of EMG and neurography. Clin Neurophysiol 2019; 130:1688-1729. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2019.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Revised: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Wang Y, Freedman L, Buck M, Bohorquez J, Rutkove SB, Keel J. Electrical Impedance Myography for Assessing Paraspinal Muscles of Patients with Low Back Pain. JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL BIOIMPEDANCE 2019; 10:103-109. [PMID: 33584890 PMCID: PMC7851978 DOI: 10.2478/joeb-2019-0015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The objective of this study was to determine the potential value of electrical impedance myography (EIM) for assessing lumbosacral paraspinal muscle (LPM) condition in lower back pain (LBP) patients. Standard methods for assessing the condition of LPMs, such as magnetic resonance imaging, are inconvenient and expensive. One tool that could be useful for this purpose is electrical impedance myography (EIM) a technique that can be performed rapidly at the bedside. After undergoing a screening history and examination, subjects were studied with the mView EIM device (Myolex, Inc, Boston). Bilateral LPMs were measured three times each and the two closest sets of measurements averaged on each side. Data analysis included non-parametric two-group comparisons between healthy subjects and back pain patients, receiver-operating curve analyses, and correlation analyses to age and body mass index. A total of 86 healthy individuals (median age (interquartile range) (IQR), 45.5 years (30.3-56.0 years), 42 men, 44 women) and 47 LBP (median age 51.0 year (39.5-57.5) years, 21 men, 26 women) were enrolled. Median EIM 100kHz phase was lower in the LBP patients (9.3°(IQR 8.4°-10.6°) versus 11.4°(IQR 9.4°-13.0°), p = 0.0007). Significantly increased normalized side-to-side differences were present for all three EIM variables (e.g., median 100 kHz phase 0.15 (IQR 0.07-0.31 in LBP patients versus 0.09 (IQR 0.04-0.17) in healthy individuals). A significant correlation between 100 kHz EIM phase and reactance was found with age (Rspearman=-0.46, P=0.0002 and Rspearman=-0.440, P=0.0003) but not for resistance. This study provides early evidence supporting that EIM has the potential to serve as a useful tool for evaluating the condition of LPMs.
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- Yun Wang
- Department of Neurology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University Beijing, China
- Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Emory Orthopaedics/Spine Center, Emory University, Atlanta, USA
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Zong Y, Shin HH, Wang YC, Li S, Zhou P, Li X. Assessing Hand Muscle Structural Modifications in Chronic Stroke. Front Neurol 2018; 9:296. [PMID: 29867714 PMCID: PMC5953342 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The purpose of the study is to assess poststroke muscle structural alterations by examining muscular electrical conductivity and inherent electrophysiological properties. In particular, muscle impedance and compound muscle action potentials (CMAP) were measured from the hypothenar muscle bilaterally using the electrical impedance myography and the electrophysiological techniques, respectively. Significant changes of muscle impedance were observed in the paretic muscle compared with the contralateral side (resistance: paretic: 27.54 ± 0.97 Ω, contralateral: 25.46 ± 0.91 Ω, p < 0.05; phase angle: paretic: 8.81 ± 0.61°, contralateral: 10.79 ± 0.69°, p < 0.05). In addition, impedance changes correlated moderately with the CMAP amplitude in the paretic hand (phase angle: r = 0.66, p < 0.05; reactance: r = 0.58, p < 0.05). The study discloses significant muscle rearrangements as a result of fiber loss or atrophy, fat infiltration or impaired membrane integrity in chronic stroke.
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- Ya Zong
- Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.,Guangdong Work Injury Rehabilitation Center, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TIRR Memorial Hermann Research Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TIRR Memorial Hermann Research Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Occupational Science and Technology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, United States
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TIRR Memorial Hermann Research Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Guangdong Work Injury Rehabilitation Center, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TIRR Memorial Hermann Research Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TIRR Memorial Hermann Research Center, Houston, TX, United States
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Baghbani R, Moradi MH, Shadmehr MB. The Development of a Four-Electrode Bio-Impedance Sensor for Identification and Localization of Deep Pulmonary Nodules. Ann Biomed Eng 2018; 46:1079-1090. [PMID: 29687239 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-018-2032-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Identifying and localizing of deep pulmonary nodules are among the main challenges that thoracic surgeons face during operations, particularly in thoracoscopic procedures. To facilitate this, we have tried to introduce a non-invasive and safe method by measuring the lung electrical bio-impedance spectrum with a four-electrode array sensor. To study the feasibility of this method, since any change in the depth or diameter of the nodule in the lung tissue is not practical, we used the finite element modeling of the lung tissue and pulmonary nodule to allow changes in the depth and diameter of the nodule, as well as the distance in between the injection electrodes. Accordingly, a bio-impedance sensor was designed and fabricated. By measuring the electrical impedance spectrum of pulmonary tissues in four different specimens with a frequency band of 50 kHz to 5 MHz, 4 pulmonary nodules at four different depths were identified. The obtained bio-impedance spectrum from the lung surface showed that the magnitude and phase of electrical bio-impedance of the tumoral tissue at each frequency is smaller than that of the healthy tissue. In addition, the frequency characteristic varies in the Nyquist curves for tumoral and healthy lung tissues.
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- Rasool Baghbani
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, 15875-4413, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, 15875-4413, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tracheal Diseases Research Center (TDRC), National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Present Uses, Future Applications, and Technical Underpinnings of Electrical Impedance Myography. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2017; 17:86. [DOI: 10.1007/s11910-017-0793-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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