Obtaining quality sputum samples for diagnostic use (including drug discovery): Clinical studies have found the Diagnostic Lung Flute® provides high quality sputum samples without the bronchial inflammation and spasms often resulting from the use of hypertonic saline. Other benefits of the Diagnostic Lung Flute® include:
Allows samples to be gathered with greater frequency – as often as every 20 minutes vs. 48 hours with hypertonic saline
Potential cost savings
New diagnostic tools in sputum cytology are appearing at regular intervals. The search and use of lung cancer biomarkers in sputum is an area of intense interest, in addition to ongoing research into TB and pneumonia.
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