Diagnostic Performance of Electronic Nose Technology in Sarcoidosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diagnosing sarcoidosis can be challenging, and a noninvasive diagnostic method is lacking. The electronic nose (eNose) technology profiles volatile organic compounds in exhaled breath and has potential as a point-of-care diagnostic tool.

Research question

Can eNose technology be used to distinguish accurately between sarcoidosis, interstitial lung disease (ILD), and healthy control subjects, and between sarcoidosis subgroups?

Study design and methods

In this cross-sectional study, exhaled breath of patients with sarcoidosis and ILD and healthy control subjects was analyzed by using an eNose (SpiroNose). Clinical characteristics were collected from medical files. Partial least squares discriminant and receiver-operating characteristic analyses were applied t

SUBMITTER: van der Sar IG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8941620 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature