From highly sophisticated analytical techniques to life-saving diagnostics: Technical developments in breath analysis

Heart-Lung Transplantation

2016 • 2,165 citations

Diagnostic potential of breath analysis—focus on volatile organic compounds

2004 • 1,002 citations

Measurement of continuous distributions of ventilation-perfusion ratios: theory

1974 • 801 citations

Selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry (SIFT‐MS) for on‐line trace gas analysis

2004 • 751 citations

Detection of Lung Cancer by Sensor Array Analyses of Exhaled Breath

2005 • 566 citations

Method for the Collection and Assay of Volatile Organic Compounds in Breath

1997 • 355 citations

Time variation of ammonia, acetone, isoprene and ethanol in breath: a quantitative SIFT-MS study over 30 days

2003 • 228 citations

Demonstration of Proton-Transfer Reaction Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry for Real-Time Analysis of Trace Volatile Organic Compounds

2004 • 200 citations

Mass spectrometric profile of exhaled breath—field study by PTR-MS

2005 • 172 citations

Clinical application of breath biomarkers of oxidative stress status

1999 • 171 citations

Breath Analysis and Monitoring by Membrane Extraction with Sorbent Interface

2002 • 148 citations

Effects of ventilation on the collection of exhaled breath in humans

2004 • 139 citations

Real-time breath monitoring of propofol and its volatile metabolites during surgery using a novel mass spectrometric technique: a feasibility study

2003 • 132 citations

Patterns and significance of exhaled-breath biomarkers in lung transplant recipients with acute allograft rejection

2001 • 116 citations

CO₂-controlled sampling of alveolar gas in mechanically ventilated patients

2001 • 106 citations

Impact of inspired substance concentrations on the results of breath analysis in mechanically ventilated patients

2005 • 102 citations

Analysis of organic compounds in human breath by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

1969 • 95 citations

Proton transfer reaction ion trap mass spectrometer

2003 • 90 citations

Unambiguous Identification of Volatile Organic Compounds by Proton-Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometry Coupled with GC/MS

2005 • 89 citations

Parts per trillion sensitivity for ethane in air with an optical parametric oscillator cavity leak-out spectrometer

2004 • 71 citations

The assessment of methyl mercaptan, an important clinical marker for the diagnosis of oral malodor

2004 • 52 citations

Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Children

2005 • 51 citations

Atmospheric pressure matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization with analysis by ion mobility time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry

2004 • 47 citations

Elective haemodialysis increases exhaled isoprene

2003 • 47 citations

Analysis of solvent vapors in breath and ambient air with a surface acoustic wave sensor array

2001 • 39 citations

Clinical application of breath hydrogen measurements

1991 • 37 citations

Coordinated FA-MS and SIFT-MS analyses of breath following ingestion of D₂O and ethanol: total body water, dispersal kinetics and ethanol metabolism

2005 • 19 citations

Adaptive, autoregressive spectral estimation for analysis of electrical signals of gastric origin

2003 • 18 citations