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Improving the reproducibility of acoustic rhinometry: a customized stand giving control of height and angle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Edward W. Fisher  and
Adrian B. Boreham
Edward W. Fisher*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology,Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge
Adrian B. Boreham
Affiliation:
Clinical School Workshops, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr Edward W. Fisher, M.A., F.R.C.S., Consultant Otorhinolaryngologist, ENT Department, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham B9 5SS.
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Abstract

Control and recording of the position of the acoustic rhinometer in relation to the nostrils is important for serial measurements. Several technical factors must be controlled, including the angle of the incident acoustic wave. We describe a simple, newly-designed, rhinometer stand which allows control of height and angle, and hence improves the reliability of serial measurements in clinical and physiological work.

Keywords

Acoustic rhinometry
Type
Short Communications
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 109 , Issue 6 , June 1995 , pp. 536 - 537
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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