The Mayo Clinic of Rochester, MN, has developed a new medical device that it says will help patients control respiratory motion when undergoing CT-guided biopsies.
The Interactive Breath-hold Control device reflects the breathing of the patient using a group of wireless light displays located next to the patient, the radiologist's image monitor, the CT operator console, and a system control unit located next to the patient on the CT table.
The respiratory monitor that measures breathing is about the size of a handheld video game and consists of a simple belt with expandable bellows that are wrapped around a patient's upper abdomen or lower chest, according to the Mayo Clinic.
By focusing on the display, patients can adjust their breathing and consistently reproduce the same reference breath-hold level, Mayo said.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
December 6, 2006
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