Assessment and management of respiratory function in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: current and emerging options

A LoMauro, MG D'Angelo, A Aliverti - Therapeutics and clinical risk …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked myopathy resulting in progressive
weakness and wasting of all the striated muscles including the respiratory muscles. The …

A home telemedicine system for continuous respiratory monitoring

A Angelucci, D Kuller, A Aliverti - IEEE Journal of Biomedical …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a continuous home telemonitoring system for chronic respiratory
patients using 5G connectivity developed in partnership with Vodafone as a part of the 5G …

Effects of gender and posture on thoraco-abdominal kinematics during quiet breathing in healthy adults

M Romei, AL Mauro, MG D'angelo, AC Turconi… - Respiratory physiology …, 2010 - Elsevier
To investigate the effects of posture and gender on thoraco-abdominal motion and breathing
pattern, 34 healthy men and women were studied by Opto-Electronic Plethysmography …

Regional chest wall volumes during exercise in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

A Aliverti, N Stevenson, RL Dellaca, AL Mauro… - Thorax, 2004 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: Dynamic hyperinflation of the lungs impairs exercise performance in chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, it is unclear which patients are affected by …

Optoelectronic plethysmography in clinical practice and research: a review

C Massaroni, E Carraro, A Vianello, S Miccinilli… - Respiration, 2017 - karger.com
Background: Optoelectronic plethysmography (OEP) is a non-invasive motion capture
method to measure chest wall movements and estimate lung volumes. Objectives: To …

Opto-electronic plethysmography

A Aliverti, A Pedotti - Mechanics of Breathing: pathophysiology, diagnosis …, 2002 - Springer
Although the measurement of pulmonary ventilation by a spirometer or a
pneumotachograph may appear to be a simple procedure, it is much more complicated than …

Design and feasibility assessment of a magnetic resonance-compatible smart textile based on fiber Bragg grating sensors for respiratory monitoring

C Massaroni, P Saccomandi, D Formica… - IEEE sensors …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Comfortable and easy to wear systems are gaining popularity for monitoring physiological
parameters. Among others, smart textiles based on fiber optic sensors have shown …

Scalable manufacturing of solderable and stretchable physiologic sensing systems

YS Kim, J Lu, B Shih, A Gharibans, Z Zou… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Methods for microfabrication of solderable and stretchable sensing systems (S4s) and a
scaled production of adhesive‐integrated active S4s for health monitoring are presented …

Respiratory monitoring during physical activities with a multi-sensor smart garment and related algorithms

C Massaroni, J Di Tocco, M Bravi… - IEEE Sensors …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unobtrusive and wearable devices are gaining large acceptance in the continuous
monitoring of physiological parameters. Among the five vital signs, respiratory rate (fR) can …

[CITATION][C] ERS statement on respiratory muscle testing at rest and during exercise

P Laveneziana, A Albuquerque… - European …, 2019 - Eur Respiratory Soc