Computer Science Provides a More Sound Way to Test for Sleep Apn...

Courtesy NSF News  Mon, 11/02/2009 - 11:45

Comparison of patient set-up and output in traditional sleep studies and thermal infrared imaging.

A computer scientist from the University of Houston and a doctor of sleep medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have teamed up to create a new, less invasive method of diagnosing sleep apnea.

Their findings appear in the November issue of the journal Sleep.

Sleep apnea is serious disorder that causes a person to momentarily stop breathing while they sleep.

These pauses in breathing can occur many times an hour, and can...


 

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