Digital auscultation of the uterine artery: a measure of uteroplacental perfusion.

abstract：:An analytic solution of the potential distribution on a 2D homogeneous disk for electrical impedance tomography under the complete electrode model is expressed via an infinite system of linear equations. For the shunt electrode model with two electrodes, our solution coincides with the previously derived solution expr...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Demidenko E

更新日期：2011-09-01 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：:Despite significant advances in adult clinical electrocardiography (ECG) signal processing techniques and the power of digital processors, the analysis of non-invasive foetal ECG (NI-FECG) is still in its infancy. The Physionet/Computing in Cardiology Challenge 2013 addresses some of these limitations by making a set ...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Behar J,Oster J,Clifford GD

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nonlinear model predictive controller has been developed to maintain normoglycemia in subjects with type 1 diabetes during fasting conditions such as during overnight fast. The controller employs a compartment model, which represents the glucoregulatory system and includes submodels representing absorption of subcut...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Hovorka R,Canonico V,Chassin LJ,Haueter U,Massi-Benedetti M,Orsini Federici M,Pieber TR,Schaller HC,Schaupp L,Vering T,Wilinska ME

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) has the potential to become a new tool for bedside monitoring of regional lung ventilation. The aim of our study was to assess the reproducibility of regional lung ventilation distribution determined by EIT during mechanical ventilation under identical ventilator settings. The exp...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Frerichs I,Schmitz G,Pulletz S,Schädler D,Zick G,Scholz J,Weiler N

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two studies concerning multi-frequency impedance measurements are presented. The first uses tetrapolar measurements made on the thorax and the second electrical impedance tomography images, also made from the thorax. The way in which the impedance and the changes in impedance with ventilation depend upon frequency are...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Brown BH,Barber DC,Wang W,Lu L,Leathard AD,Smallwood RH,Hampshire AR,Mackay R,Hatzigalanis K

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The standard electrocardiogram (ECG) is the most common non-invasive way to study atrial fibrillation (AF). In this respect, previous works have shown that the surface lead V(1) reflects mainly the dominant atrial frequency (DAF) of the right atrium (RA), which has been widely used to study AF. In a similar way, AF or...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Alcaraz R,Hornero F,Rieta JJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During anaesthesia awareness and nociception are serious complications that may further lead to haemodynamic instability. Specific monitoring of depth of hypnosis and depth of analgesia based on heart rate variability (HRV) analysis is eligible to improve patient safety and reduce efforts in post-operative care. Conse...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Huhle R,Burghardt M,Zaunseder S,Wessel N,Koch T,Malberg H,Heller AR

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：:This paper discusses some important issues for the design of electrical impedance measurement systems intended for body fluid shift monitoring, in particular during dialysis treatments. We have studied two common signal generation systems: digital synthesis and carrier recovery. We have found that in prolonged measure...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Lozano A,Rosell J,Pallás-Areny R

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Focused impedance measurements (FIM) are used in several fields, and address the problem of measuring the volume impedance of an object within a volume conductor. Several electrode configurations are possible, and these have different properties. Sensitivity fields of four configurations have been investigated. We pre...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Pettersen FJ,Ferdous H,Kalvøy H,Martinsen ØG,Høgetveit JO

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Predictive analytics monitoring that informs clinicians of the risk for failed extubation would help minimize both the duration of mechanical ventilation and the risk of emergency re-intubation in ICU patients. We hypothesized that dynamic monitoring of cardiorespiratory data, vital signs, and lab test result...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Keim-Malpass J,Enfield KB,Calland JF,Lake DE,Clark MT

更新日期：2018-07-16 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：:Automatic sleep stage classification with cardiorespiratory signals has attracted increasing attention. In contrast to the traditional manual scoring based on polysomnography, these signals can be measured using advanced unobtrusive techniques that are currently available, promising the application for personal and co...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Fonseca P,Long X,Radha M,Haakma R,Aarts RM,Rolink J

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vital signs monitoring is ubiquitous in clinical environments and emerging in home-based healthcare applications. Still, since current monitoring methods require uncomfortable sensors, respiration rate remains the least measured vital sign. In this paper, we propose a video-based respiration monitoring method that aut...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Janssen R,Wang W,Moço A,de Haan G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (INPH) patients have a disturbance in the dynamics of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) system. The outflow conductance, C, of the CSF system has been suggested to be prognostic for positive outcome after treatment with a CSF shunt. All current methods for estimation of C have draw...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Andersson K,Manchester IR,Andersson N,Shiriaev A,Malm J,Eklund A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Active locomotion of wireless capsule endoscopes has the potential to improve the diagnostic yield of this painless technique for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal tract disease. In order to design effective locomotion mechanisms, a quantitative measure of the propelling force required to effectively move a capsule in...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Natali CD,Beccani M,Obstein KL,Valdastri P

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：: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：:Non-contact vital sign monitoring enables the estimation of vital signs, such as heart rate, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation (SpO2), by measuring subtle color changes on the skin surface using a video camera. For patients in a hospital ward, the main challenges in the development of continuous and robust non-co...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Chaichulee S,Villarroel M,Jorge J,Arteta C,McCormick K,Zisserman A,Tarassenko L

更新日期：2019-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:As the global burden of cardiovascular disease increases, proactive cardiovascular healthcare by means of accurate, precise, continuous, and non-invasive monitoring is becoming crucial. However, no current device is able to provide cardiac hemodynamic monitoring with the aforementioned criterion. Electrical i...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Arshad SH,Murphy EK,Callahan JM,DeVries JT,Odame KM,Halter RJ

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrical impedance scanning (EIS) is a kind of potential bio-impedance measurement technology, especially aiding the diagnosis of breast cancer in women. By changing the frequency of the driving signal in turn while keeping the other conditions stable, multi-frequency measurement results on the object can be obtaine...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Liu R,Dong X,Fu F,You F,Shi X,Ji Z,Wang K

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ambulatory arterial stiffness index (AASI) is claimed to be a new estimator for arterial rigidity. It was recently defined as one minus the slope of the linear regression of systolic to diastolic ambulatory pressure during 24 h. Although several reports testify its clinical relevance, the explanation of how this n...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Craiem D,Graf S,Salvucci F,Chironi G,Megnien JL,Simon A,Armentano RL

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pre-ejection period (PEP) has recently been described as a potential parameter for monitoring cardiac preload. This study further investigated the influence of changes in intravascular volume status and the application of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) on the pre-ejection period. In ten pigs, ECG, arteria...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Kubitz JC,Kemming GI,Schultheib G,Starke J,Podtschaske A,Goetz AE,Reuter DA

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to analyse the feasibility of long-term measurements of cerebral (crSO2) and peripheral (prSO2) regional tissue oxygen saturation on the first day of life by determining the amount of artefacts and their influence on rSO2. Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) measurements were performed fronto-p...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Schmitz J,Pichler G,Schwaberger B,Urlesberger B,Baik N,Binder C

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurement of the velocity of propagation and attenuation of ultrasound (200 kHz) is believed to be a useful non-invasive technique for assessing the mechanical properties of bone. A new method for the determination of ultrasound velocity and attenuation of longitudinal waves in cortical bone was used in vivo and in ...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Saulgozis J,Pontaga I,Lowet G,Van der Perre G

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Uterine activity monitoring is an essential part of managing the progress of pregnancy and labor. Although intrauterine pressure (IUP) is the only reliable method of estimating uterine mechanical activity, it is highly invasive. Since there is a direct relationship between the electrical and mechanical activ...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Benalcazar-Parra C,Garcia-Casado J,Ye-Lin Y,Alberola-Rubio J,Lopez Á,Perales-Marin A,Prats-Boluda G

更新日期：2019-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:An artefact-free electrocardiogram (ECG) is essential during cardiac arrest to decide therapy such as defibrillation. Mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) devices cause movement artefacts that alter the ECG. This study analyzes the effectiveness of mechanical CPR artefact suppression filters to rest...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Isasi I,Irusta U,Aramendi E,Idris AH,Sörnmo L

更新日期：2020-11-06 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：:Cooperative sensors is a novel measurement architecture that allows the acquiring of biopotential signals on patients in a comfortable and easy-to-integrate manner. The novel sensors are defined as cooperative in the sense that at least two of them work in concert to measure a target physiological signal, such as a mu...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Rapin M,Proença M,Braun F,Meier C,Solà J,Ferrario D,Grossenbacher O,Porchet JA,Chételat O

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00