RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 A measured breath: new techniques in pulmonary imaging and diagnosis JF Canadian Medical Association Journal JO CMAJ FD Canadian Medical Association SP 847 OP 850 VO 154 IS 6 A1 J. Stewart YR 1996 UL http://www.cmaj.ca/content/154/6/847.abstract AB The development by Dr. Hans Pasterkamp and his team at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, of computer software for acoustic imaging of the chest originated in the need for a noninvasive, nonthreatening way to obtain information about lung function and lung disease in infants and children. Pasterkamp's team is developing a single computer program with potential applications in three areas: the measurement of lung sounds in addition to lung function, the multiple-site mapping of chest sounds to help identify the site of disease, and the assessment of upper airways, with potential use in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea. Computer-assisted acoustic imaging promises to augment and enhance more traditional methods of pulmonary testing.