Comparison of four different FIM configurations--a simulation study.

abstract：:Previous studies demonstrate that it is possible to evaluate a heart graft rejection condition using a bioimpedance technique by means of an intracavitary catheter. We propose to use a less invasive technique consisting in the use of a transoesophageal catheter and two standard ECG electrodes on the thorax. The aim of...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Giovinazzo G,Ribas N,Cinca J,Rosell-Ferrer J

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The point spread function (PSF) is the most widely used tool for quantifying the spatial resolution of imaging systems. However, prerequisites for the proper use of this tool are linearity and space invariance. Because EIT is non-linear it is only possible to compare different reconstruction algorithms using a standar...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Ider YZ,Eyüboğlu BM,Kuzuoğlu M,Leblebïcïoğlu K,Baysal U,Cağlar BK,Bïrgül O

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a widely employed method for assessment of regional cerebral oxygenation (RcStO2). RcStO2 values are expected to vary with changes in the relative amount of oxyhaemoglobin. The present experimental study aimed to assess the response of RcStO2 to controlled alterations of carotid bl...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Svenmarker S,Häggmark S,Johansson G,Axelsson B,Wiklund U,Haney M

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastro-oesophageal pH measurements are routinely carried out to quantify and determine if levels of acid reflux are responsible for symptoms. Although considered the 'gold standard', evidence suggests that pH measurements do not correlate well with the degree of oesophagitis seen during endoscopy. In this study the cu...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Haylett KR,Vales P,Lee SH,McCloy RF

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscle stiffness is known to vary as a result of a variety of disease states, yet current clinical methods for quantifying muscle stiffness have limitations including cost and availability. We investigated the capability of shear wave elastography (SWE) to measure variations in gastrocnemius shear wave speed induced v...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Chernak LA,DeWall RJ,Lee KS,Thelen DG

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-invasive in vivo neutron activation analysis (NAA) was used to measure the fluorine concentration in 35 people in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Measurement and precision data of this second generation NAA system were determined in 2013, and the results were compared with the performance of a first generation system u...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Mostafaei F,McNeill FE,Chettle DR,Wainman BC,Pidruczny AE,Prestwich WV

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal heart rate monitoring is used for pregnancy surveillance in obstetric units all over the world but in spite of recent advances in analysis methods, there are still inherent technical limitations that bound its contribution to the improvement of perinatal indicators. In this work, a previously published wavelet t...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Almeida R,Gonçalves H,Bernardes J,Rocha AP

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermal sweating manikins are used to analyse the heat and mass transfer phenomena in the skin-clothing-environment system. However, the limiting factor of present thermal manikins is their inability to simulate adequately the human thermal behaviour, which has a significant effect on the clothing microenvironment. A ...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Psikuta A,Richards M,Fiala D

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of a preliminary clinical evaluation of a one-frequency electrical impedance tomography (EIT) system enabling static in vivo imaging are presented. The design of the measuring system and image reconstruction software are described. Thirty-one subjects were examined and divided into four clinical groups. Th...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Cherepenin V,Karpov A,Korjenevsky A,Kornienko V,Kultiasov Y,Mazaletskaya A,Mazourov D

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Body temperature measurement is an important clinical parameter. The performance of a number of non-invasive thermometers was measured by comparing intra- and inter-operator variability (n = 100) and clinical accuracy (n = 61). Variability was elevated in febrile compared to normothermic subjects for axillary and oral...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Mangat J,Standley T,Prevost A,Vasconcelos J,White P

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compared sitting time measured by a questionnaire (International Physical Activity Questionnaire; IPAQ) with concurrently measured objective sitting time from an accelerometer-based measure of thigh inclination (activPAL).Adults (n = 69), wore an activPAL for a week, and then completed the long-form 7 d rec...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Chastin SF,Culhane B,Dall PM

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The changes in haemoglobin oxygenation (SO2) occurring in the tuberculin reaction in human skin were measured using macro- and micro-lightguide spectrophotometry and the results compared. A significant difference was found between the measurements from the respective instruments, demonstrating that the micro-lightguid...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Newton DJ,Harrison DK,Delaney CJ,Beck JS,McCollum PT

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Body surface potential maps recorded during catheter pace mapping can facilitate the localization of the site of origin of ventricular tachycardia. In this study, we investigated the value of a realistic computer model of the human ventricular myocardium in generating body surface potential maps as templates for ident...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Hren R,Horácek BM

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spectral analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) is used for the assessment of cardiovascular autonomic control. In this study, a data-driven adaptive technique called empirical mode decomposition (EMD) and the associated Hilbert spectrum has been used to evaluate the effect of local anaesthesia on HRV parameters in ...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Shafqat K,Pal SK,Kumari S,Kyriacou PA

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neural gastric electrical stimulation (NGES) is a new method for invoking gastric contractions under microprocessor control. However, optimization of this technique using feedback mechanisms to minimize power consumption and maximize effectiveness has been lacking. The present pilot study proposes a prototype feedback...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Aelen P,Jurkov A,Aulanier A,Mintchev MP

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a primary coil that induces eddy currents in a volume conductor, and a pair of secondary coils configured to form a differential transformer, it is possible to measure the conductivity of a volume conductor by the magnetic fields of the induced eddy currents. This method is especially favourable for measuring im...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Netz J,Forner E,Haagemann S

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current methods for analysing foetal heart rate (FHR) patterns have yet to meet their full potential in the recognition of hypoxia in the foetus. Following the recent suggestion that fractal analysis can be applied to FHR recordings, the current paper describes a method for distinguishing two simultaneous fractal dime...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Gough NA

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrical impedance spectroscopy has been developed as a potential method for the diagnosis of carcinoma in epithelial tissues. An understanding of the influence of structural changes in the tissue on the properties measured using this technique is essential for interpreting measured data and optimization of probe de...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Walker DC,Smallwood RH,Keshtar A,Wilkinson BA,Hamdy FC,Lee JA

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aim to investigate whether phase shift between respiratory oscillations in cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) and arterial blood pressure (ABP) is associated with changes in cerebral autoregulation (CA) or reflects the mechano-elastic properties of the cerebrovascular bed. The relationships between respiratory pha...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Uryga A,Placek MM,Wachel P,Szczepański T,Czosnyka M,Kasprowicz M

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrocardiograms (ECGs) recorded from patients in intensive care were investigated to quantify any relationship between ECG signal quality and false monitoring alarms. False alarms are a considerable problem for nursing and medical staff as they distract from clinical care, and are also a problem for patients as the...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Tsimenidis C,Murray A

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:U-shaped patterns, characteristic periods of time observed in tachograms, are a specific subgroup among very low frequency components characterized by relatively short periods of smooth accelerations followed by decelerations of heart rhythm. In this study, we characterize this phenomenon and its effect on he...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Soliński M,Kuklik P,Gierałtowski J,Baranowski R,Graff B,Żebrowski J

更新日期：2020-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:A new image reconstruction algorithm is proposed to visualize static conductivity images of a subject in magnetic resonance electrical impedance tomography (MREIT). Injecting electrical current into the subject through surface electrodes, we can measure the induced internal magnetic flux density B = (Bx, By, Bz) using...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Park C,Park EJ,Woo EJ,Kwon O,Seo JK

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) could be used as a portable non-invasive means to image the development of ischaemic stroke or haemorrhage. The purpose of this study was to examine if this was possible using time difference imaging, in the anesthetised rat using 40 spring-loaded scalp electrodes with applied con...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Dowrick T,Blochet C,Holder D

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Measurement of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) is used to determine the presence and severity of eosinophilic airway inflammation in asthma and other wheezing illnesses. The gold standard of online measurement during a single prolonged exhalation is not suitable for use in young children. The internati...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： MacBean V,Pooranampillai D,Howard C,Lunt A,Greenough A

更新日期：2018-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Plethysmographic measurement of airway resistance (R(aw)) has been determined by single-point analysis, usually at 50% of maximum inspiratory flow (MIF). Computer-assisted (best fit) analysis, however, allows R(aw) to be calculated by applying a regression line to any portion of the plethysmograph pressure-flow loop. ...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Thomas M,Greenough A,Blowes R,Rafferty GF,Calvert S,Marlow N,Peacock JL,Milner AD

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke is a major cause of disability within the western world. About 20% of strokes are a consequence of atheromatous narrowing of the origin of the internal carotid artery. Carotid endarterectomy has been shown to be an effective treatment for those with symptomatic and severe stenosis, provided the risk of death an...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Crossman J,Banister K,Bythell V,Bullock R,Chambers I,Mendelow AD

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Virtual shunt describes the overall loss of O2 content between the alveolar gas and arterial blood. Clinicians indirectly estimate the magnitude of the virtual shunt by monitoring peripheral blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) using non-invasive pulse oximetry. An inherent limitation of this method is the variable precisio...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Karlen W,Petersen CL,Dumont GA,Ansermino JM

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to adapt a novel near-infrared diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS) flow-oximeter for simultaneous and continuous monitoring of relative changes in cerebral blood flow (rCBF) and cerebral oxygenation (i.e. oxygenated/deoxygenated/total hemoglobin concentration: Δ[HbO2]/Δ[Hb]/ΔTHC) dur...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Hou Y,Shang Y,Cheng R,Zhao Y,Qin Y,Kryscio R,Rayapati A,Hayes D,Yu G

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular and clinical assessments of arterio-venous fistula (AVF) function and access are important in patients undergoing or preparing to undergo renal dialysis. Objective assessment techniques include colour duplex ultrasound and more recently medical infrared thermography. Ideally, these should help assess problems...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Allen J,Oates CP,Chishti AD,Ahmed IA,Talbot D,Murray A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, laser Doppler measurement was used to quantitatively investigate the microcirculatory effects of contact pressure stimulation (PS) underneath the Hoku acupoint and its nearby nonacupoint, to improve the understanding of the mechanisms underlying acupressure therapy. A control group (no PS applied...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Hsiu H,Hsu WC,Chen BH,Hsu CL

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00