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Bioimpedance describes the passive electrical properties of biological materials and serves as an indirect transdu-
cing mechanism for physiological events, often in cases
where no specific transducer for that event exists. It is an
elegantly simple technique that requires only the applica-
tion of two or more electrodes. electrodes are equal, it is called a bipolar lead, in contrast
to a monopolar lead. With 3-(tetrapolar) or 4-(quadropo-
lar) electrode systems, separate current carrying and
signal pick-up electrodes exist. The impedance is then
transfer impedance (12): The signal is not picked up from
1. Impedance is opposition to alternating current flow and has two components: resistance and reactance. Resistance opposes direct current, while reactance depends on frequency and includes capacitance and inductance. (2) Because EEG contains strong AC signals, impedance rather than just resistance is measured. (3) Electrode impedance is measured by passing a small current between electrodes and is impacted by dead skin cells separating the electrode from living tissue.
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Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a medical imaging technique that uses surface electrodes to apply currents and measure voltages to reconstruct images showing the internal conductivity distribution. EIT has applications in imaging physiological processes involving fluid movement in organs like lungs, heart, and brain. It has advantages of being non-invasive, portable, and low-cost compared to other modalities like CT. However, EIT also has disadvantages like lower resolution and the complex inverse problem of reconstructing 3D conductivity based on 2D electrode measurements.
The terms atomic battery, nuclear battery, tritium battery and radioisotope generator are used to describe a device which uses energy from the decay of a radioactive isotope to generate electricity. Like nuclear reactors they generate electricity from atomic energy, but differ in that they do not use a chain reaction.
Electrical properties of tissues can be passive or active. Passive properties refer to how tissues behave in an electric field, while active properties refer to electricity generated from tissue activity. Live tissue acts as a special conductor allowing electric currents from both external sources and internal plasma membranes. Current can be direct (DC) or alternating (AC). Tissue impedance depends on properties like cell membrane conductance and resistance that influence how electric currents flow.
This document provides a brief introduction to bioimpedance, which refers to the electrical properties of biological tissue measured when current flows through it. It discusses how resistance and capacitance are the two basic properties affecting bioimpedance. Resistance opposes the flow of current, while capacitance allows alternating but not direct current to pass through. When current passes through tissue, it encounters resistance in the extracellular space at low frequencies but both resistance and capacitance at higher frequencies as it can then enter cells. Cole-Cole plots are used to display how impedance changes with frequency based on the resistance and capacitance properties of tissue.
Bioimpedance describes the passive electrical properties of biological materials and serves as an indirect transdu-
cing mechanism for physiological events, often in cases
where no specific transducer for that event exists. It is an
elegantly simple technique that requires only the applica-
tion of two or more electrodes. electrodes are equal, it is called a bipolar lead, in contrast
to a monopolar lead. With 3-(tetrapolar) or 4-(quadropo-
lar) electrode systems, separate current carrying and
signal pick-up electrodes exist. The impedance is then
transfer impedance (12): The signal is not picked up from
1. Impedance is opposition to alternating current flow and has two components: resistance and reactance. Resistance opposes direct current, while reactance depends on frequency and includes capacitance and inductance. (2) Because EEG contains strong AC signals, impedance rather than just resistance is measured. (3) Electrode impedance is measured by passing a small current between electrodes and is impacted by dead skin cells separating the electrode from living tissue.
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This paper proposes a novel approach for measuring Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) of a living tissue in a human body. EIT is a non-invasive technique to measure two or three-dimensional impedance for medical diagnosis involving several diseases. To measure the impedance value electrodes are connected to the skin of the patient and an image of the conductivity or permittivity of living tissue is deduced from surface electrodes. The determination of local impedance parameters can be carried out using an equivalent circuit model. However, the estimation of inner tissue impedance distribution using impedance measurements on a global tissue from various directions is an inverse problem. Hence it is necessary to solve the inverse problem of calculating mathematical values for current and potential from conducting surfaces. This paper proposes a novel algorithm that can be successfully used for estimating parameters. The proposed novel hybrid model is a combination of an artificial intelligence based gradient free optimization technique and numerical integration. This ameliorates the achievement of spatial resolution of equivalent circuit model to the closest accuracy. We address the issue of initial parameter estimation and spatial resolution accuracy of an electrode structure by using an arrangement called “divided electrode” for measurement of bio-impedance in a cross section of a local tissue.
Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a medical imaging technique that uses surface electrodes to apply currents and measure voltages to reconstruct images showing the internal conductivity distribution. EIT has applications in imaging physiological processes involving fluid movement in organs like lungs, heart, and brain. It has advantages of being non-invasive, portable, and low-cost compared to other modalities like CT. However, EIT also has disadvantages like lower resolution and the complex inverse problem of reconstructing 3D conductivity based on 2D electrode measurements.
The terms atomic battery, nuclear battery, tritium battery and radioisotope generator are used to describe a device which uses energy from the decay of a radioactive isotope to generate electricity. Like nuclear reactors they generate electricity from atomic energy, but differ in that they do not use a chain reaction.
Electrical properties of tissues can be passive or active. Passive properties refer to how tissues behave in an electric field, while active properties refer to electricity generated from tissue activity. Live tissue acts as a special conductor allowing electric currents from both external sources and internal plasma membranes. Current can be direct (DC) or alternating (AC). Tissue impedance depends on properties like cell membrane conductance and resistance that influence how electric currents flow.
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2. It provides details on common medical applications that utilize each current type, such as galvanization and medical electrophoresis for direct current, pacing and defibrillation for pulse current, and diathermy, rheography, and D'Arsonvalisation for alternating current.
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International Journal of Engineering Research and Development (IJERD)IJERD Editor
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The document analyzes the surface tension of osteoblast cells in a microchip. It studies how electrical pulses, electrode configuration, microchannel dimensions, and suspension media properties affect the surface tension of the inner and outer layers of osteoblast cell membranes. The document develops a 3D microfluidic model and electrical circuit model to investigate the membrane surface tension and how it is impacted by various parameters like pulse characteristics, electrodes, microchannel, and suspension media.
The International Journal of Engineering and Science (The IJES)theijes
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
This document summarizes research on the dielectric properties of red blood cells (RBCs) and how they are affected by exposure to extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic fields. It discusses polarization mechanisms in biological materials and how dielectric properties are measured. Several studies found that prolonged exposure of rats to 50Hz magnetic fields with intensities of 0.2-3 mT caused structural changes to hemoglobin in RBCs, increasing their relative permittivity and conductivity over time. This suggests exposure may damage RBC function and metabolism, with downstream effects on organs. In conclusion, analyzing dielectric properties provides insight into electromagnetic field interactions with cells and how exposure may affect physiological processes.
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Bio Electrical Impedance Analyser is a simple Non-Invasive tool that is used for the Human body composition Analysis. It has been found that the basic principle of Human Body composition Analysis is the measurement of fat vs lean muscle tissue. And it is well known fact that biological tissues the path of least resistance. While Analysing the body composition through Bio Electrical Impedance Analyser body resistance and body reactance are taken into account. Phase Angle is directly calculated from resistance and reactance and Phase Angle is an important indicator of cellular health and integrity. This paper aims at discussing the significance of Phase Angle in Analysis of Human Body Composition and developing and validating prediction equation of Phase Angle at different frequencies.
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The action potential signal of nerve and muscle is produced by voltage sensitive channels that include a specialized device to sense voltage. Gating currents of the voltage sensor are now known to depend on the back-and-forth movements of positively charged arginines through the hydrophobic plug of a voltage sensor domain. Transient movements of these permanently charged arginines, caused by the change of transmembrane potential, further drag the S4 segment and induce opening/closing of ion conduction pore by moving the S4-S5 linker. The ion conduction pore is a separate device from the voltage sensor, linked (in an unknown way) by the mechanical motion and electric field changes of the S4-S5 linker. This moving permanent charge induces capacitive current flow everywhere. Everything interacts with everything else in the voltage sensor so everything must interact with everything else in its mathematical model, as everything does in the whole protein. A PNP-steric model of arginines and a mechanical model for the S4 segment are combined using energy variational methods in which all movements of charge and mass satisfy conservation laws of current and mass. The resulting 1D continuum model is used to compute gating currents under a wide range of conditions, corresponding to experimental situations. Chemical-reaction-type models based on ordinary differential equations cannot capture such interactions with one set of parameters. Indeed, they may inadvertently violate conservation of current. Conservation of current is particularly important since small violations (<0.01%) quickly (<< 10-6 seconds) produce forces that destroy molecules. Our model reproduces signature properties of gating current: (1) equality of on and off charge in gating current (2) saturating voltage dependence in QV curve and (3) many (but not all) details of the shape of gating current as a function of voltage.
Membrane potentials are electrical gradients created by differences in ion concentrations across cell membranes. The lipid bilayer structure of cell membranes allows selective permeability of ions like sodium, potassium, and chloride. Active transport of ions against their gradients by proteins like the sodium-potassium pump helps maintain concentration differences and the resulting membrane potential. Membrane potentials allow cells like neurons to transmit electrochemical signals and are essential for processes like cellular respiration that generate energy in living organisms.
Estimation Of Vitamin Content In Fruit Juices By Ultrasonic Techniqueinventionjournals
ABSTRACT : Fruits are more essential and have many health benifits. Fruits has vitaminewihch is made up of an organic compound. Vitamin must be through diet. Vitamin C is required for the properdevelopment& function of many parts of the body . It also plays an important role in maintaining proper immune function. In this research the Selected fruits are apple and orange and they have Vitamin ‘C’. Estimation of Vitamin content have been done by studying Ultrasonic Velocity, Viscosity, Density and adiabatic Compressibility. Further the experimental values are confirmed by FTIR.
This document discusses several key concepts in radiobiology including:
1. The interaction of radiation with cells is probabilistic, with damage occurring through direct and indirect action. Indirect action involves free radicals produced by radiation interacting with water molecules within cells.
2. Different phases of the cell cycle have differing radiosensitivities, with G2/M being most sensitive. Fractionated radiation can exploit this through redistribution effects.
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4. Mechanisms like reoxygenation between fractions can improve the therapeutic ratio by making tumor cells
The document discusses the Hodgkin-Huxley model of neural excitation. It describes how Hodgkin and Huxley modeled neurons as electrical circuits in 1952 using voltage-gated ion channels and differential equations. Their work laid the foundation for understanding how action potentials are initiated and propagated in neurons. The document also provides details about modeling C. elegans body wall muscle cells using a similar approach.
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Design of a micro device to electrically separate and count wbc from whole bloodIOSR Journals
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This document presents a quantitative model for describing HIV/AIDS in the human circulatory system. It assumes HIV has intrinsic vibratory properties that interfere parasitically with the normal vibration of human blood. The model constructs a carrier wave equation based on vibratory parameters of the human and HIV. It finds that HIV effects begin manifesting 60-240 days post-infection. HIV influence becomes intense after 5 years. AIDS results when HIV's destructive vibrations equal the human's. The model shows infection leads to AIDS in 8 years and death in 11 years as HIV vibration overwhelms the human's.
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Physics of bio electrical impedance analysis
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Physics of Bio-electrical Impedance Analysis: Phase Angle and
its Application
Syed Rashad Iqbal*
Engineering Department, Shinas College Of Technology, Al-Aqur Shinas, Sultanate Of Oman
* E-mail of the corresponding author: rashid_iqbal_786@yahoo.com,0096896249161
Abstract
Bioelectrical impedance analysis is an easy technique to evaluate the changes in the body composition. In BIA
a small amount of electric current is passed through the body and from electrical properties of human body,
Biological values or quantities are calculated, Human body behaves like electric circuit, it acts like RC series and
parallel circuit. Here in this review paper these circuits are discussed and then try to implement them on human
body to find the composition of human body. The science of this technique is presented that may be helpful for
further research in this field... From BIA Phase angle is calculated. Phase angle is very important in clinical
research and it can be used as an indicator of health. Role of Phase angle in different disease like cancer and
HIV, and its application to monitor and evaluate the patient condition and its role as a prognostic indicator is
discussed in this review article using the studies of different researchers. Phase angle can be used as survival
indicator in advance cancer patient and HIV. Phase angle can be used to monitor the malnutrition in patient of
HIV.
Keywords: Phase angle, Prognostic indicator, Cancer and HIV, body composition
1. Introduction
In Bioelectric impedance analysis a small amount of current almost 1- 10µA at a frequency of 50 KHz
(Normally greater than 10 KHz) passed through the body. The reactance and resistance of the body is measured.
(17)Now consider the basic definitions of the current, resistance and capacitor. After that RC circuit will be
discussed. Here we review the use of these electrical properties to predict the biological properties of human
body, like how with the help of these properties, body cell mass (BCM), Extra cellular mass (ECM), Fat free
mass (FFM), Fat mass (FM). Phase angle, Total body water (TBW) are calculated and cab be easily find.
(18).Physics of this technique is discussed here to improve the understanding of bioelectrical impedance.
Electric Current
Electric current is defined as the rate of flow of electric charge in any conductor and is measured in amperes .The
most common alternating current is sine-wave current and its equation I=ImSinωt
The electric current flows through the human body. The exact path of the electric current is not known, different
circuits are proposed to find the path of electric current. Current flows through the fluid of the body by the
movement of ions and this movement is opposed by the viscosity so it is considered as a resistor.
Resistor
A resistor is an element which opposes the flow of current and consumes power. When the electric current
passes through the resistor, the voltage and current are parallel to each other. Through the capacitor electric
current is not proportional to voltage but rate of change of voltage. When electric current passes through resistor
energy change to heat.
Capacitor
A parallel plate capacitor consists of two parallel plates, plates are conductors and insulator is placed between
them. The insulator between two plates is called dielectric. Permittivity is a property of the dielectric and shows
the ability of charges to move under applied electric field. The capacitance of capacitor can be represented
according to equation.-1
Capacitance depends upon the area of plates, distance between the plates and permittivity of the medium
between the plates. (23)
Equation-1
In capacitor the energy is stored as internal electric field. This electric current will charge the cell membrane, and
inner and outer part of cell behaves like capacitor. Impedance of the human body is the combination of reactance
and resistance. (17), Capacitance defines cell membrane volume [7]
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(1)
.
1. RC-Series and Parallel Circuit
When the alternating current passes through the human body it is consider as R-C series circuit and RC
parallel circuit, so it is very important to consider RC SERIES AND PARALLEL CIRCUIT. (19)
In series circuit total resistance of the circuit or impedance is finding using the following equation.
C Fig- 1
( ) ( )CXR 22
−+ - -(2)
using this equation total impedance of the circuit is calculated
If the parallel circuit is consider then total resistance or impedance of the circuit is calculated a
R
In parallel circuit Fig-2
------ (3)
Path-1
Intracellular Path
Fig-3
Path-2
Extracellular Path
d
A
C
εεεε====
R
i. R
C
22
C
XR
RX
Z
++++
====
R1
R2
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Fig 3-Shows the possible path of electric current, Resistance R2 represent the extracellular path, and the
capacitor and resistance R1 represent the intercellular path .The outer part of cell is cell membrane and acts like a
capacitor. As we know that reactance of capacitor depends on the frequency as shown in the
Equation-4.At high frequency current will pass through the path-1 as reactance is inverse to frequency, Path 1
will offer less resistance at high frequency. At low frequency it will pass through the path 2. But at a particular
frequency between low and high, current will pass through the both arms and paths of the circuit. So we can say
it’s like a band pass filter .The range of this frequency for this band pass filter is 1-10MHz. [17]
Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) measures body components resistance(R) and reactance (Xc) by
recording a voltage drop in applied current. Resistance is the restriction to the flow of an electric current,
primarily related to the amount of water present in the tissues (1)
The resistance of the human body depends on its length and size of the body. As according to the equation
R=
A
l
ρ ----- - (3)
Human body has resemblance to cylindrical shape as shown in fig below (4).So in cylindrical objects Resistance
is directly proportional to length of cylinder and inverse to area of cross-section. Resistance is the extrinsic
property of the human body which depends on the size of the human body. But resistivity ρ depends on the
nature of the material.
Because in resistivity length and area are Unit quantities and for each material under this condition resistivity
depends on the nature of the material. So resistivity is an intrinsic property of the conductor. The resistance of a
given sample depends on its geometry (size and shape) and the electrical properties of the conductivity medium.
[21]
Length=l
Fig-3
.Reactance is the resistive effect produced by the tissue interface and cell membranes. Reactance is directly
related to cell membrane and cell health can be find by considering the value of reactance, Volume of cell
membrane can be finding with the value of reactance. While Body fat, total body water, extracellular water is
measured with the resistance of human body. Fat tissue cells are not surrounded by cell membranes. [7].In the
human body there are 100 trillion cells and size of cell is 10 micron. The mass of one cell is
12
10−
Kg. There are
two main kinds of cells, muscle and fat. Muscle cell have density of about 1.06 times that of water. Fat cell has
0.92 of water. In the cell the cell membrane consists of a layer of non-conductive lipid material between two
layers of conductive protein molecules. So it acts like a capacitor. [7]
Reactance causes the current to lag behind the voltage creating a phase shift, which is quantified geometrically
as the angular transformation of the ratio of reactance to resistance, or the phase angle. Phase angle reflects the
relative contribution of fluid (resistance) and cellular membranes (reactance) of the human body [1].Bioelectrical
impedance vector analysis (BIVA) technique is a promising tool, using the pure data obtained by BIA evaluation
for the screening and monitoring of nutrition and hydration status. BIVA has the potential to be used as a routine
method in the clinical setting for assessment and management of body fluids. Bioelectrical impedance vector
analysis allows noninvasive evaluation of soft tissue hydration and mass through pattern analysis of vector plots
as height, normalized resistance, and reactance measurement. BIVA has been used to allow detection,
monitoring and control of hydration and nutrition status using vector displacement for the feedback on treatment
among patients with Alzheimer disease, in stable and constable heart failure, in critically-ill and cardio renal
patients and in cancer patients .In healthy populations BIVA method has been used in modeling the human body
shape and monitoring the variation of the hydrate status in healthy term newborns. In Particular, Phase angle
measured at 50 KHz, because of its reproducibility quality, has been used to determine and predict both the state
of health in a healthy population and an altered state observed in the diseased population, with diseased
conditions including cancer[2].BIA has been validated for the assessment of body composition and nutritional
Area=A
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status in patient with cancer[2,3]Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) has been established as a valuable tool
in the evaluation of body composition and nutritional status in many patients conditions including cancer of lung,
cancer of pleura and urethra. [4]
A mathematical view of bioelectrical impedance analysis is explained in Fig-1 below
Impedance is the frequency- dependent opposition of a conductor to the flow of an alternating electric current. A
measure of impedance(Z) is composed of the sum of two vectors, resistance(R) and reactance (Act), measured at
a particular frequency and is described mathematically by the equation Z2
=R2
+ Xc
2
.[5]
2.1 Fundamental Theory behind the working of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis
Many authors in their work show the working of BIA on two phenomenons.
1-When the electric current flows through the human body, at low frequency current passes through the
extracellular space, so fluid offer resistance to electric current and from resistance, volume of extracellular fluid
can be calculated. Body fat, total body water and extracellular water offer resistance to electric current.
[7]Mostly the equation used for this purpose is as given below.
- ---- (4)
Here V is the Volume (ml); L is the length inter-electrode distance (cm), Z is the impedance (Ohm) and ρ is the
resistivity co-efficient (ohm-cm) of tissue fluid. [27]
In most of the BIA literature the about equation used to calculate the TBW volume and total body water is a
linear function of
R
l
2
as shown in the above equation,[24]. But how it used to calculate the volume of fluid,
it’s not correct, but this equation is applicable only to uniform cylindrical objects of uniform resistivity. But from
resistance Volume cannot found until the geometry and electrical properties are known. But the other equations
are also given in literature to find the Biological properties of the human body.
With the help of equation (4), ECW, ICW, and TBW water volumes can be predicted by some modification, the
resistance at zero frequency and infinite frequency is calculated, at zero frequency current cannot penetrate cell
membrane and the resistance R0 is the resistance of extracellular water (ECW), at infinite frequency current r
passes through the cell membrane and hence R∞ is the resistance of TBW. The resistance of intercellular water
(ICW) can be calculated from the measured R0 and R∞ .Hence ECW, ICW and TBW water volumes can be
predicted from R0, Ri and R∞ by equation 4.
Ri, the resistance of intracellular water (ICW) can be calculated from the measured R0 and R∞ .[27]
For example the following equation can be used to find the volume of the object if its geometry is known
Z
L
ALV
2
ρρρρ
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.dz)z(rV 2
l
0
∫∫∫∫==== ππππ ------- (5)
The above equation can be used to calculate the volume if the shape expressed by the function r (z)
So there is no equation that from the resistance volume can be calculated. But experimentally relation exit
between the extracellular volume and resistance. So what is the correct method to find the total impedance of
the body, the answer is given by Kenneth R Foster in his paper, Whole-body impedance- what does it measure”
whole body impedance is determined by the impedance of the distal parts of the limbs near the electrodes.[17]
2-The 2nd
rule on which BIA work is also found in many research paper as reactance and capacitance, or
reactance is a measure of the volume of cell membrane capacitance is a measure of body cell mass.[7]
2. Phase Angle
The most clinically established impedance parameter is the phase angle. It has gained popularity over the past
years since it has shown to be highly predictive of impaired clinical outcome and mortality in a variety of
disease. [6] By definition phase angle is positively associated with reactance and negatively associated with
resistance. Lower phase angles suggests cell death or decreased cell integrity, while higher phase angles
suggests larger quantities of intact cell membranes.[1,28] Phase angle has unique properties, it can be directly
measured by BIA device. Phase angle does not need weight, height and other geometrical properties. It is rapid
process by which information about the patient nutritional risk .It just take 2 minutes to find the phase angle[9]
Phase angle can range from 0 to 90 degrees;0 degrees if the circuit is only resistive(as in a system with no cell
membrane) and 90 degrees if the circuit is only capacitive(all membrane with no fluid).A phase angle of 45
degrees would reflect a circuit or body with an equal amount of capacitive reactance and resistance, such as in
fresh vegetables[7].The average phase angle for a healthy individual is approximately 6 to 9 degrees, depending
on gender and decrease with age, its positive association with physical activity suggests that it might also assess
function besides evaluation of body composition.[8] Phase angle has been found to be a prognostic marker in
several clinical conditions such as human immunodeficiency virus infection, liver cirrhosis, chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease, hemodialysis ,sepsis ,lung cancer[1].Phase angle is one of the direct measures by BIA
instrument not requiring body weight and height measurements, and appears to be an objective parameter that is
rapid, easy and non-invasive way to provide information about the patients nutritional risk. The biological
meaning of Phase angle is not completely understood, [22] but is considered an indicator of cell health with high
Phase angle reflecting stronger cell function. Reduced PhA in older subjects has been suggested to reflect a
decreased in general health and physical function associated with aging. Recent studies have shown that low
PHA, determined by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), is associated with nutritional risk, increased
morbidity and mortality in renal disease, HIV, Cancer and surgical patient. [9,].Phase angle provides an index of
tissue hydration, cell membrane integrity, and cell mass. [23].Phase angle shows the distribution of water
between the extracellular and intracellular spaces, which is indicators of malnutrition. The ECM/BCM index
describes the nutritional status.[28]Malnutrition is common in patient with cancer, the cancer and its treatment
affect the nutrional status of patient by changing their metabolic function and reducing their food intake
[30]Phase angle is used as a nutritional assessment tool in cancer. In research by Digant Gupta it is shown that
Phase angle is an indicator of nutritional status in advanced colorectal Cancer. [29]
3.1 Phase angle as Prognostic indicator in different diseases
Prognosis, characterized as the usual course of disease, is an uncertain process that integrates clinical data
derived from biomedical tests and physician experience to predict possible future outcomes of a treatment for an
individual with cancer .Physician accuracy of prognosis is limited and statistically based methods are too
imprecise for individual patient use, and accuracy at present is limited to the last 30 days of life when the
potential for positive impact is significantly reduced. Prognosis includes an assessment of the presence and
severity of disease, the effectiveness of treatment, frailty or vitality, and timing of non-acute death in chronic
disease.[10]
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Given the close correlation between phase angle and nutritional as well as functional status it is not surprising
that a high predictive potential of the phase angle has been reported by many studies. Compared to healthy
subjects, a low phase angle frequently occurs in sick patients correlating with disease severity. It has
consequently been shown to be predictive of impaired prognosis(mortality, disease progression, incidence of
postoperative complications, length of hospital stay) in pancreatic, colorectal, breast and lung cancer as well as
in HIV/AIDS, liver cirrhosis, renal insufficiency on peritoneal-or haemo-dialysis and amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis, systemic sclerosis, bacteraemia/sepsis and surgical patients.[6]Loss of body weight and wasting of lean
body mass are leading symptoms of the advanced stages of HIV infection. Early in the epidemic it was proposed
that malnutrition may be an important cofactor of disease progression. [1] Changes in body composition have
been a central feature of HIV infection and AIDS since the beginning of the epidemic, wasting, characterized by
loss of both lean tissue and fat, has been the most common clinical alternation and was once nearly universal in
advanced AIDS. Current laboratory measures, molecular and genetic markers, radiological imaging studies, and
physical examination are generally limited in their prognostic abilities. Therefore, an imminent need exists for a
more accurate and reliable approach to supplement currently used measurements in the prognosis of cancer
patients and end of life decision making. [10] Phase angle has been used to predict cell mass; for this reason, it
has been used as a nutritional indicator in adults and children. Some authors have studied the role of phase angle
as a prognostic indicator. A positive association was shown between phase angle and survival in patient with
HIV-positive AIDS, with lung cancer, undergoing hemodialysis and who are critically ill. Some authors
suggested that phase angle could be an important tool for evaluating clinical outcome for monitoring disease
progression and may be superior to other serum or anthropometric nutritional indicators.[11]Phase angle also
shows the property of cell membrane that is related to fluidity [25]Phase angle can be used to monitor fatty acid
supplementation aimed at addressing abnormalities in cell membranes that occur in SCD(Sickle cell
disease)[24] .Table 1 gives an overview on studies demonstrating the prognostic impact of low phase angle in
various disease settings. However, most authors generated phase angle cut-offs in comparison with a healthy
control group. A major drawback of this method is that these cut-offs are not necessarily transferable to other
populations and might thus not be applicable in general clinical setting. [6]
Table 1[6]
Studies on prognostic impact of phase angle [6, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17]
Study population N Cut-off
value
BIA device Clinical outcome of patients below cut-off
value
HIV/AIDS
HIV6
HIV
75
469
5.6
5.3
101,RJL,Systems
2000-1,Data input
Decreased survival parameter estimate in LR
test
Increased progression of disease
Tumor Disease,6
Lung Cancer
63 4.5 101.RJL System Decreased Survival
Coloretal Cancer,6
52 5.57 101Q RJL System Decreased survival
Pancreatic
Cancer16
58 5.08 101Q,RJL System Decreased Survival
Breast Cancer6
259 5.6 101Q,RJL System Decreased Survival
Lung Cancer,6
165 5.3 101Q,RJL
Systems
Decreased Survival
A study conducted in patient with advanced with advanced lung cancer stratified the patient cohort by the mean
phase angle of 4.5 degrees. Interestingly, patients with phase angle less than or equal to 4.5 degrees had a
significantly shorter survival than those with phase angle greater than 4.5 degrees .In another study it is shown
that in stage IV colorectal cancer patients, phase angle above the median cut-off 5.6 was associated with better
survival. [12, 13] Similarly, in stage IV pancreatic cancer, phase angle above the medium cut-off of 5 was
associated with improved survival [12, 14]. .In patient with liver cirrhosis, phase angle was speculated to be a
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marker of clinically relevant malnutrition characterized by both increased extracellular mass and decreased body
cellular mass. In advanced lung cancer, phase angle was speculated to be an indicator of altered tissue electrical
properties. [15]Malnutrition is a frequent sign in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
and is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality. Malnutrition is characterized by changes in cellular
membrane integrity and alternations in fluid balance. As a result, measurement of body composition is an
important component of overall nutritional evaluation in cancer patients. [12] In spite of lack of standardized cut-
off values, phase angle seems to play an important role as a marker of morbidity and mortality in a wide range of
disease conditions, with higher phase angle reflecting a general indicator of wellness. [15]
2.2 Phase Angle as a Predictive marker in HIV
Weight loss and malnutrition are important symptoms that occur more than 90% patients of HIV
during the disease. [26], malnutrition is an important factor for disease progression [16] It is a common test in HIV
care.
Phase angle describes the relation between the 2 vector components of impedance of the human body to an
alternating electric current. Because the current passes only through the ionized water compartments within the
body, the volume of TBW can be estimated from resistance. Reactance reflects the ability of cell membrane to
act as perfect capacitors. Therefore, phase angle is an indicator of the distribution of water between the intra and
extra-cellular spaces. A high phase angle corresponds to a low ECW-ICW ratio. Expansion of ECW and loss of
ICW are typical features of systemic illness [16] the relation of measured impedance to body composition is
indirect and not fully clarified, Phase angle describes the relation between the 2 vector components of impedance
(reactance and resistance) of the human body to an alternating current .Because the current passes only through
the ionized water within the body, the volume of TBW can be find from resistance.
Phase angle is an indicator of the distribution of water between the intra-and extracellular spaces.(20)AND
LOSS OF ICW are symptoms of illness.(20)The result of some studies shows that the strong ability of the Phase
angle to predict survival and clinical progression in HIV-infected patients,(20)Alternation in cell membrane is
common in cancer and HIV infection. A low phase angle indicates of cell membrane breakdown and less ability
of cells to store energy. Phase angle shows the condition of cell membrane, low phase angle shows cell death and
high value of phase angle shows good condition of cell membrane. [31]
5. Conclusion
BIA is an important technique which is used to find the body composition. It has advantage over the other
techniques, and useful information is obtained about the body composition in patients of different disease like
cancer and HIV. Its basic theory on which it work is not yet cleared even empirically it is clear that it is used to
find the body cell mass and other quantities but the science that work behind this technique is not yet completely
or 100% known. More work is required in this field to find the exact path of current through the human body.
From the review of literature and review of basic principles of Bioelectrical impedance analysis it is clear Phase
angle is very important prognostic tool in different diseases and a universal health marker .Phase angle can be
used as a prognostic tool in various clinical situation. It can be used as a marker of survival in HIV patient and in
cancer .It is easy method to monitor the condition of patient in various diseases .High value of Phase angle
indicates good health of patient. Patient with low value of phase angle has shorter survival than patient with high
value of Phase angle in cancer and HIV...Phase angle also a general indicator of health.
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