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Assessment of Kidney Function by Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT)
Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong
Summary
The product under investigation is named Gense EIT-kidney device. This kidney device is a portable and non-invasive imaging modality capable of capturing the cross-sectional bioelectrical impedance distribution of the kidney at multiple current injection frequencies using electrical impedance tomography (EIT). Currently, the kidney device employs a band consisting of 16 equally distributed electrodes around the abdomen. The electrode band is connected to a control unit that switches the electrode stimulation and measurement pairs, then sends the collected measurement to a computational unit for image reconstruction. The images are then post-processed to extract functional kidney images for diagnosis. This kidney device can connect to an external screen, allowing the functional images to be produced and visualized.
Official title: Assessment of Kidney Function by Self-administrable and Portable Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 90 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
144
Start Date
2021-09-01
Completion Date
2025-08-31
Last Updated
2025-03-27
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
EIT kidney function assessment
The product under investigation is named Gense EIT-kidney device. This kidney device is a portable and non-invasive imaging modality capable of capturing the cross-sectional bioelectrical impedance distribution of the kidney at multiple current injection frequencies using electrical impedance tomography (EIT). Currently, the kidney device employs a band consisting of 16 equally distributed electrodes around the abdomen. The electrode band is connected to a control unit that switches the electrode stimulation and measurement pairs, then sends the collected measurement to a computational unit for image reconstruction. The images are then post-processed to extract functional kidney images for diagnosis. This kidney device has a large LED screen, allowing the functional images to be produced and visualized.
Locations (1)
Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong