Wearable sensors for patient-specific boundary shape estimation to improve the forward model for electrical impedance tomography (EIT) of neonatal lung function.

abstract：:Urinary catheters (drainage tubes) are in widespread use. The most common type of long-term catheter is the Foley, which is made from natural or synthetic rubber. Foley catheters are passed into the bladder via the urethra or the suprapubic puncture channel (through the abdominal wall). A simulator for the abdominal w...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Coveney VA,Gröver D

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrical impedance endotomography (EIE) is a modality of impedance imaging where the electrodes are located on an insulating core placed at the centre of the region of interest. The absence of a physical limit to the medium surrounding the probe enables the use of remote electrodes. The present study compares the fe...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Fournier-Desseux A,Jossinet J

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cognitive reserve (CR) refers to the capacity of the brain to actively cope with damage via the implementation of remedial cognitive processes. Traditional CR measurements focus on static proxies, which may not be able to appropriately estimate dynamic changes in CR. This study therefore investigated the cogn...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Yang CY,Lin CP

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Capillary refill time (CRT) is a simple means of cardiovascular assessment which is widely used in clinical care. Currently, CRT is measured through manual assessment of the time taken for skin tone to return to normal colour following blanching of the skin surface. There is evidence to suggest that manually assessed ...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Blaxter LL,Morris DE,Crowe JA,Henry C,Hill S,Sharkey D,Vyas H,Hayes-Gill BR

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although cardiac arrhythmias have been studied extensively, little is known about arrhythmic phenomena in the gastrointestinal (GI) system. In this study, we demonstrate for the first time that the onset of GI arrhythmias is associated with statistically significant fluctuations in the information dimension of the ass...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Irimia A,Wikswo JP Jr

更新日期：2008-05-01 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

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：:We used the finite element (FE) method to estimate the spatial sensitivity of a needle electrode for bioimpedance measurements. This current conducting needle with an insulated shaft was inserted in a saline solution and the current was measured at the neutral electrode. Model resistance and reactance were calculated ...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Høyum P,Kalvøy H,Martinsen ØG,Grimnes S

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activPAL™ activity monitor has potential for use in youth with Cerebral Palsy (CP) as it has demonstrated acceptable validity for the assessment of sedentary and physical activity in other populations. This study determined the validity of the activPAL™ activity monitor for the measurement of sitting, standing, wa...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： O' Donoghue D,Kennedy N

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Easily applicable and inexpensive water-specific techniques to evaluate local oedema, swollen tissue problems and fluid retention in humans are not available. In the present investigation a recently constructed non-invasive device for a local measurement of changes in tissue water in human skin and subcutaneous fat (S...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Nuutinen J,Ikäheimo R,Lahtinen T

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Video and sound acquisition and processing technologies have seen great improvements in recent decades, with many applications in the biomedical area. The aim of this paper is to review the overall state of the art of advances within these topics in paediatrics and to evaluate their potential application for ...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Cabon S,Porée F,Simon A,Rosec O,Pladys P,Carrault G

更新日期：2019-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Accurate bladder size estimation is an important clinical parameter that assists physicians, enabling them to provide better treatment for patients who are suffering from urinary incontinence. Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a non-invasive medical imaging method that estimates organ boundaries assumi...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Konki SK,Khambampati AK,Sharma SK,Kim KY

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, we describe a beat-by-beat method for assessing the clinical utility of pulsatile waveforms, primarily recorded from cardiovascular blood volume or pressure changes, concentrating on the photoplethysmogram (PPG). Physiological blood flow is nonstationary, with pulses changing in height, width and morphol...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Li Q,Clifford GD

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent AASM practice, parameter actimetry is cited to measure total sleep time in obstructive sleep apnoea patients, when polysomnography is not available. An actigraph was therefore compared to polysomnographic data in 28 subjects with known sleep disordered breathing. Total sleep time (TST), sleep period time (SP...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Dick R,Penzel T,Fietze I,Partinen M,Hein H,Schulz J

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this paper, a support vector machine (SVM) approach using statistical features, P wave absence, spectrum features, and length-adaptive entropy are presented to classify ECG rhythms as four types: normal rhythm, atrial fibrillation (AF), other rhythm, and too noisy to classify. APPROACH:The proposed algori...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Liu N,Sun M,Wang L,Zhou W,Dang H,Zhou X

更新日期：2018-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Capnography is a continuous and noninvasive method for carbon dioxide (CO2) measurement, and it has become the standard of care for basic respiratory monitoring for intubated patients in the intensive care unit. In addition, it has been used to adjust ventilatory parameters during mechanical ventilation (MV). However,...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Rasera CC,Gewehr PM,Domingues AM

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are currently no objective means of quantifying chest wall vibrations during manual physiotherapy. The aims of the study were to (i) develop a method to quantify physiotherapy-applied forces and simultaneous changes in respiratory flow and pressure, (ii) assess the feasibility of using this method in ventilated ...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Gregson RK,Stocks J,Petley GW,Shannon H,Warner JO,Jagannathan R,Main E

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The ratio of the partial pressure of arterial oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen is a key component of the sequential organ failure assessment score that operationally defines sepsis. But, it is calculated infrequently due to the need for the acquisition of an arterial blood gas. So, we sought to find an o...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Gadrey SM,Lau CE,Clay R,Rhodes GT,Lake DE,Moore CC,Voss JD,Moorman JR

更新日期：2019-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide a non-invasive approach to monitoring lung function in spontaneously breathing lambs, from birth to five months of life, by the forced oscillation technique (FOT). This report describes the experimental set-up, data processing, and identification of normal predicted values of resistance (Rrs) and r...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Veneroni C,Dahl MJ,Lavizzari A,Dawson E,Rebentisch A,Studstill S,Bowen S,Albertine KH,Dellaca RL

更新日期：2019-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to predict if an atrial fibrillation (AF) episode terminates spontaneously or not through non-invasive techniques is a challenging problem of great clinical interest. This fact could avoid useless therapeutic interventions and minimize the risks for the patient. The present work introduces a robust AF pred...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Alcaraz R,Rieta JJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is associated with abnormal cardiac regulation by the autonomic nervous system (ANS), this being reversed by weight loss. Bariatric (weight-reduction) surgery can induce substantial long-term weight reductions. This study compares the acute influence on ANS control of two different types of bariatric surgery i...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Alam I,Lewis MJ,Morgan J,Baxter J

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new method for the measurement of pulmonary gas exchange during inhalational anaesthesia is described which measures fresh gas and exhaust gas flows using carbon dioxide as an extractable marker gas. The theoretical precision of the method was compared by Monte Carlo modelling with other approaches which use marker ...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Peyton PJ,Robinson GJ,Terry D,Junor PA

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this study, electroencephalography activity recorded during monotonous driving was investigated to examine the predictive capability of monopolar EEG analysis for fatigue/sleepiness in a cohort of train drivers. APPROACH:Sixty-three train drivers participated in the study, where 32- lead monopolar EEG dat...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Lees T,Chalmers T,Burton D,Zilberg E,Penzel T,Lal S,Lal S

更新日期：2018-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:One unfortunate occurrence in experimental measurements with electrical impedance tomography is electrodes which become detached or poorly connected, such that the measured data cannot be used. This paper presents an automatic approach to detect such erroneous electrodes. It is based on the assumption that all valid m...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Asfaw Y,Adler A

更新日期：2005-04-01 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：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：OBJECTIVE:Increased penetration of pulsatile power to the brain has been implicated in the pathogenesis of age-related cognitive dysfunction and dementia, a common comorbidity in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). However, there is a lack of knowledge on the effects of organic and inor...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Londono-Hoyos F,Zamani P,Beraun M,Vasim I,Segers P,Chirinos JA

更新日期：2018-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have proved that the baroreceptor reflex (baroreflex) control of heart rate can be used for stratification of post-infarction population and, in general, cardiovascular disease populations. Many methods have been proposed to estimate the so-called baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) expressed as ms mmhg-1. M...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Lavanga M,Baselli G,Fumagalli F,Ristagno G,Ferrario M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In electrical impedance tomography (EIT) two-dimensional models continue to be applied despite their known inability to provide correct reconstruction. In this paper, a reconstruction algorithm that assumes a translationally invariant conductivity distribution is described. A more precise forward solver is obtained by...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Jerbi K,Lionheart WR,Vauhkonen PJ,Vauhkonen M

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct digital acquisition of images using a scanning laser ophthalmoscope (SLO) offers several advantages over the conventional fundus camera; in particular, the ability to produce tomographic images using a confocal aperture. This note describes measurements of the performance of an SLO. Spatial resolution, measured...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Manivannan A,Sharp PF,Forrester JV

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00