Noninvasive measurement of trace gases such as nitric oxide (NO) in exhaled human breath can provide useful information for diagnosis and treatment of a variety of diseases. A mid-IR tunable diode laser absorption spectrometer (TDLAS) was employed to monitor NO and CO2 in exhaled breath. Preliminary results using this technique demonstrated a correlation between above-normal levels of exhaled-NO with asthma and airway inflammation. Nitric oxide quantification was achieved by simultaneously measuring NO and CO2 in breath over a single exhalation. Calculated NO concentrations agreed well with reported values for asthmatic and non-asthmatic individuals.


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    Title :

    Exhaled Nitric Oxide Measured Using Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    International Conference On Environmental Systems ; 2002



    Publication date :

    2002-07-15




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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