METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REGIONAL ASSESSMENT OF PULMONARY FUNCTION

摘要

A method and system for regional assessment in two or more regions of an individual's lungs. The system includes a plurality of transducers configured to be fixed over the thorax. Each transducer generates a signal indicative P (x i , t) of pressure waves at the location of the transducer. The transducers are divided into subsets, where each subset overlies a specific region of the two or more regions. An energy assessment signal is calculated from each of the signals P (x i , t). For each region, an assessment of the region is calculated from the energy assessment signals of the region.