FRONT MATTER
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| Part A. New Analytical Techniques |
SELECTED ION FLOW TUBE MASS SPECTROMETRY, SIFT-MS, FOR ON-LINE TRACE GAS ANALYSIS OF BREATH
D. SMITH and P. ŠPANĚL | 3 |
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT THROUGH ANALYSIS OF HUMAN BREATH AND AMBIENT AIR USING IMR-MASS SPECTROMETRY
J. VILLINGER, S. PRAUN, J. RÖSSLER-GRAF, A. DORNAUER, H. NEUMAYER and E. BAUMGARTNER | 35 |
PROTON TRANSFER REACTION TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY: A GOOD PROSPECT FOR DIAGNOSTIC BREATH ANALYSIS?
R. S. BLAKE, C. WHYTE, P. S. MONKS and A. M. ELLIS | 45 |
METABOLITES IN HUMAN BREATH: ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETERS AS DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS FOR LUNG DISEASES
J. I. BAUMBACH, W. VAUTZ, V. RUZSANYI and L. FREITAG | 53 |
LASER SPECTROSCOPIC ON-LINE MONITORING OF EXHALED TRACE GASES
G. VON BASUM, D. HALMER, P. HERING and M. MÜRTZ | 67 |
EXHALED HUMAN BREATH ANALYSIS WITH QUANTUM CASCADE LASER-BASED GAS SENSORS
G. WYSOCKI, M. MCCURDY, S. SO, C. ROLLER and F. K. TITTEL | 75 |
TCNQ DERIVATIVES-BASED SENSORS FOR BREATH GAS ANALYSIS
G. V. KAMARCHUK, O. P. POSPYELOV, YU. L. ALEXANDROV, A. V. YEREMENKO, A. V. KRAVCHENKO, E. G. KUSHCH, L. V. KAMARCHUK and E. FAULQUES | 85 |
| Part B. Nitric Oxide, Carbon Monoxide, and Ethane |
EXHALED NITRIC OXIDE: HOW AND WHY WE KNOW IT IS IMPORTANT
L. E. GUSTAFSSON | 103 |
NITRIC OXIDE IN EXHALED BREATH: A WINDOW ON LUNG PHYSIOLOGY AND PULMONARY DISEASE
R. A. DWEIK | 121 |
NASAL NITRIC OXIDE MEASUREMENTS AS A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL: READY FOR CLINICAL USE?
J. O. LUNDBERG | 141 |
EXHALED NITRIC OXIDE IN HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME
G. ROLLA | 147 |
EXHALED NITRIC OXIDE AND PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS AFTER ALLOGENEIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION
C. BUCCA, L. BRUSSINO, E. PANARO, G. AITORO, L. GIACCONE and B. BRUNO | 155 |
ISOTOPE SELECTIVE DETECTION OF NITRIC OXIDE IN HUMAN EXHALATION
J. LAUENSTEIN and K.-H. GERICKE | 161 |
DIAGNOSTIC ASPECTS OF EXHALED NITRIC OXIDE IN CARDIOTHORACIC ANAESTHESIA
A. SZABÓ, T. KÖVESI, J. GÁL, D. ROYSTON and N. MARCZIN | 171 |
CAN INHALATION CARBON MONOXIDE BE UTILIZED AS A THERAPEUTIC MODALITY IN HUMAN DISEASES?
T. DOLINAY, A. M. K. CHOI and S. W. RYTER | 203 |
BREATH ETHANE IN DISEASE: METHODS FOR ANALYSIS BASED ON ROOM AIR CORRECTION
K. A. COPE | 237 |
| Part C. Broadly-Based Studies |
CURRENT STATUS OF CLINICAL BREATH ANALYSIS
T. H. RISBY | 251 |
VOC BREATH MARKERS IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS: POTENTIAL AND LIMITATIONS
J. K. SCHUBERT, W. MIEKISCH and G. F. E. NÖLDGE-SCHOMBURG | 267 |
HOW TO ANALYZE BREATH AND MAKE SENSE OF THE DATA: A PERSONAL VIEW
M. PHILLIPS | 293 |
EXHALED BREATH GAS AS A BIOCHEMICAL PROBE DURING SLEEP
A. AMANN, S. TELSER, L. HOFER, A. SCHMID and H. HINTERHUBER | 305 |
ANALYSIS OF BREATH USING SIFT-MS: A COMPARISON OF THE BREATH COMPOSITION OF HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS AND SERIOUSLY-ILL ICU PATIENTS
C. TURNER, S. WELCH, G. BELLINGAN, M. SINGER, P. ŠPANĚL and D. SMITH | 317 |
BREATH GAS ANALYSIS AND VECTOR-BORNE DISEASE DIAGNOSIS: THE CASE OF MALARIA
B. G. J. KNOLS | 327 |
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN EXHALED BREATH ANALYSIS AND HUMAN EXPOSURE RESEARCH
A. B. LINDSTROM | 337 |
THE UNIQUE VALUE OF BREATH BIOMARKERS FOR ESTIMATING PHARMACOKINETIC RATE CONSTANTS AND BODY BURDEN FROM ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES
J. D. PLEIL, D. KIM, J. D. PRAH, D. L. ASHLEY and S. M. RAPPAPORT | 347 |
A MODEL OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR-RESPIRATORY CONTROL SYSTEM WITH APPLICATIONS TO EXERCISE, SLEEP, AND CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
S. TESCHL, J. BATZEL and F. KAPPEL | 361 |
| Part D. Focused Studies |
BREATH GAS ANALYSIS IN PATIENTS WITH CARBOHYDRATE-MALABSORPTION SYNDROME
M. LEDOCHOWSKI, A. AMANN and D. FUCHS | 375 |
DETECTION OF H. PYLORI INFECTION BY BREATH AMMONIA FOLLOWING UREA INGESTION
C. PENAULT, P. ŠPANĚL and D. SMITH | 393 |
BREATH GAS ANALYSIS IN PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM PROPIONIC ACIDAEMIA
U. JANOVSKY, S. SCHOLL-BÜRGI, D. KARALL, J. BEAUCHAMP, A. HANSEL, G. POUPART, A. SCHMID and A. AMANN | 401 |
APPLICATIONS OF SELECTED ION FLOW TUBE MASS SPECTROMETRY, SIFT-MS, IN ADDICTION RESEARCH
R. BLOOR, T. S. WANG, P. ŠPANĚL and D. SMITH | 409 |
EXHALED BREATH CONDENSATE (EBC): AN ALTERNATIVE OR ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC?
G. BECHER, M. ROTHE and M. DECKER | 421 |
RAPID DIAGNOSIS OF GASTRO-INTESTINAL INFECTION USING FAECAL ODOUR
R. EWEN, B. DE LACY COSTELLO, C. GARNER, N. M. RATCLIFFE, S. SMITH and S. J. PROBERT | 429 |
| Part E. Use of Isotopes |
FLOWING AFTERGLOW MASS SPECTROMETRY (FA-MS) FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE DEUTERIUM ABUNDANCE IN BREATH WATER VAPOUR AND AQUEOUS LIQUID HEADSPACE
P. ŠPANĚL and D. SMITH | 439 |
13C BREATH TESTS: TRANSITION FROM RESEARCH TO CLINICAL PRACTICE
A. S. MODAK | 457 |
THE COMBINED USE OF SIFT-MS AND FA-MS TO INVESTIGATE FIRST-PASS METABOLISM OF ETHANOL
T. S. WANG, P. ŠPANĚL and D. SMITH | 479 |
| Part F. Animal Studies |
BREATH ANALYSIS: TAKING THE NEEDLE OUT OF VETERINARY DIAGNOSTICS?
C. A. WYSE, K. D. SKELDON, A. J. CATHCART, R. SUTHERLAND, S. A. WARD, G. GIBSON, L. C. MCMILLAN, M. J. PADGETT, T. PRESTON, P. S. YAM and S. LOVE | 493 |
POTENTIAL FOR AND LIMITATIONS OF EXHALED BREATH ANALYSIS IN ANIMAL MODELS
P. REINHOLD, C. DEATON and D. MARLIN | 503 |
BACK MATTER
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