Limits of the Electronic Nose for Diagnosis
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 22 January 2025 | Viewed by 78
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Interests: identification of lung cancer; identification of TB patients; classification of Mycobacteria in vitro; classification of pathogenic bacteria and fungi in vitro; clinical application of electronic nose; classification of antifungal propolis; detection of drug contaminants by electronic nose; classification of wines by quality
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Dear Colleagues,
There have been many attempts to find a fast, efficient, and inexpensive way to detect and diagnose various diseases. The portability of the electronic nose and the possibility of using a variety of sensors hold promise regarding the discovery of an appropriate method. Many innovations have been made in this field, but there remain limitations to their everyday medical use and many publications in which only the benefits are highlighted. Unfortunately, this also leads to bias, as negative results are less likely to be published. In order to obtain an objective picture of the difficulties and challenges to be overcome, these should be presented. The development and proper application of quality control measures need to be addressed better than in most of the present reports. For instance, one of the technical problems is the effect of drift, which is a general source of bias but is relatively neglected, and compensating protocols are not presented well. On the other hand, there may be authorization difficulties if we intend to use a device as a medical tool. Sharing validation plans and protocols would boost the diagnostic application. This Special Issue aims to explore technical and authorization difficulties while looking for potential solutions. Authors are encouraged to present their difficulties and share their forward-looking insights regarding how to resolve them.
Dr. Zoltán Gyöngyi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- electronic nose
- disease
- detection
- diagnosis
- limitations
