Title :
Trace gas analysis in exhaled human breath for disease diagnosis
Author :
Risby, Terence H.
Author_Institution :
Johns Hopkins Med. Inst., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
This paper reviews about the molecules that have been found in human breath whose biochemical pathways are known or whose biochemical pathways can be postulated and have been shown to be useful clinically.
Keywords :
biochemistry; chemical analysis; diseases; gas sensors; molecular biophysics; patient diagnosis; pneumodynamics; reviews; biochemical pathway; disease diagnosis; exhaled human breath; molecules; reviews; trace gas analysis; Animals; Biomembranes; Blood; Carbon dioxide; Gases; Humans; Liver diseases; Mouth; Nose; Oxygen;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201968