Output details
15 - General Engineering
University of Kent
Article title
Arrhythmia Caused by a Drosophila Tropomyosin Mutation is Revealed using a Novel Optical Coherence Tomography Instrument
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
PLoS ONE
Article number
-
Volume number
5
Issue number
12
First page of article
e14348
ISSN of journal
1932-6203
Year of publication
2010
URL
-
Number of additional authors
3
Additional information
A pioneering optical stethoscope was devised to listen to microscopically selected points on the heart of Drosophyla larvae (sound tracks uploaded to PLoS). The stethoscope was developed as a second channel in a dual OCT instrument which can deliver structure and function. The research was conducted collaboratively with the School of Biosciences and funded by BBSRC (BB/E002870/1). The team has proven that dilated cardiomyopathy, a severe cardiac condition, can be diagnosed using the sound produced by the heart beat. This work led to filing of the patent US20120013909.
Interdisciplinary
Yes
Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
2 - Instrumentation, control and embedded systems
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
-
