DERIVING INDIVIDUAL THORACIC PARAMETERS OF A SUBJECT

摘要

A method of deriving one or more individual thoracic parameters of a subject. The method comprises instructing a subject to perform a thoracic volume manipulation, receiving a plurality of measurements of a plurality of EM signals from a thoracic intrabody area of lungs of the subject during the thoracic volume manipulation, deriving a plurality of thoracic volume values at a plurality of different intervals during the thoracic volume manipulation so that each the thoracic volume value correspond with another of a plurality of estimated thoracic volumes achieved during the thoracic volume manipulation, and calculating at least one individual thoracic parameter of the subject by combining between the plurality of measurements and the plurality of thoracic volume values.

主权项

1. A device of deriving one or more individual thoracic parameters of a subject, comprising:
a processor; a first interface for receiving a plurality of measurements of EM signal beams from a thoracic intrabody area of lungs of a subject, wherein each of said plurality of measurements of EM signal beams reflects a different time point during a thoracic volume manipulation of said subject; a second interface for receiving a plurality of thoracic volume values, wherein each of said plurality of thoracic volume values reflects a different time point during a thoracic volume manipulation of said subject; and an individual thoracic parameter module which uses said processor to calculate at least one individual thoracic parameter using said plurality of EM measurements and said plurality of thoracic volume values.