Performance measurements of an infrared digital scanning laser ophthalmoscope.

abstract：:Linear methods of reconstruction play an important role in medical electrical impedance tomography (EIT) and there is a wide variety of algorithms based on several assumptions. With the Graz consensus reconstruction algorithm for EIT (GREIT), a novel linear reconstruction algorithm as well as a standardized framework ...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Antink CH,Pikkemaat R,Malmivuo J,Leonhardt S

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-frequency (HF) oscillations in RR interval from 0.15-0.40 Hz are widely accepted as a measure of cardiac vagal outflow but the HF/RR relationship appears complex, particularly with longer RR intervals. The aim of this study was to evaluate the HF/RR interval relationship during free and paced breathing. HF power ...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Sandercock G,Gladwell V,Dawson S,Nunan D,Brodie D,Beneke R

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：: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

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Doppler ultrasound (US) is the most commonly applied method to measure the fetal heart rate (fHR). When the fetal heart is not properly located within the ultrasonic beam, fHR measurements often fail. As a consequence, clinical staff need to reposition the US transducer on the maternal abdomen, which can be a...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Hamelmann P,Vullings R,Schmitt L,Kolen AF,Mischi M,van Laar JOEH,Bergmans JWM

更新日期：2017-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Polysomnography (PSG) has been extensively studied for sleep staging, where sleep stages are usually classified as wake, rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep, or non-REM (NREM) sleep (including light and deep sleep). Respiratory information has been proven to correlate with autonomic nervous activity that is related to slee...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Long X,Yang J,Weysen T,Haakma R,Foussier J,Fonseca P,Aarts RM

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the feasibility of the detection of brief orofacial pain sensations from easily recordable physiological signals by means of machine learning techniques. APPROACH:A total of 47 subjects underwent periodontal probing and indicated each instance of pain perception by means of a push button. Simu...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Teichmann D,Klopp J,Hallmann A,Schuett K,Wolfart S,Teichmann M

更新日期：2018-09-27 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：:Muscle injuries in the lower limb are common among professional football players. Classification is made according to severity and is diagnosed with radiological assessment as: grade I (minor strain or minor injury), grade II (partial rupture, moderate injury) and grade III (complete rupture, severe injury). Tetrapola...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Nescolarde L,Yanguas J,Lukaski H,Alomar X,Rosell-Ferrer J,Rodas G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal motility is a widely accepted indicator of the well-being of a fetus. In previous research, it has be shown that fetal motion (FM) is coherent with fetal heart rate accelerations and an indicator for active/rest cycles of the fetus. The most common approach for FM and fetal heart rate (FHR) assessment is by Dopp...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Biglari H,Sameni R

更新日期：2016-11-01 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：:Controversial data exist on acute and chronic effects of competitive sports on central hemodynamics and arterial stiffness. We investigated chronic as well as acute training effects in professional rowers. The trial was planned as a non-randomized, controlled pilot-study comparing athletes and controls. 13 German nati...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Franzen K,Reppel M,Köster J,Mortensen K

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Manganese (Mn) is a neurotoxin. However, the impact of elevated, chronic Mn exposure is not well understood, partially due to the lack of a cumulative exposure biomarker. To address this gap, our group developed a compact in vivo neutron activation analysis (IVNAA) system to quantify Mn concentration in bone ...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Liu Y,Rolle-McFarland D,Mostafaei F,Zhou Y,Li Y,Zheng W,Wells E,Nie LH

更新日期：2018-03-23 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：:External defibrillation requires the application of high voltage electrical impulses via large external electrodes, placed on selected locations on the thorax surface. The position of the electrodes is one of the major determinants of the transthoracic impedance (TTI) which influences the intracardiac current flow dur...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Krasteva V,Matveev M,Mudrov N,Prokopova R

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This observational study investigated digital auscultation for the purpose of assessing the clinical feasibility of monitoring vascular sounds in pregnancy. The study was performed at the Regional Hospital Viborg, Denmark, and included 29 pregnant women, 10 non-pregnant women and 10 male participants. Digital ausculta...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Riknagel D,Dinesen B,Zimmermann H,Farlie R,Schmidt S,Toft E,Struijk JJ

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generalizability theory was used to investigate the score consistency of observed extracellular fluid/intracellular fluid (ECF/ICF) ratio measurements for both the global and leg-segmental bio-impedance spectroscopy methods. The test instrument used was a Xitron Hydra ECF/ICF Bio-Impedance Analyzer System, model 4200 ...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Turner AA,Lozano-Nieto A,Bouffard M

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the linearity and reliability of the mechanomyographic (MMG) amplitude versus submaximal isometric force relationship for the vastus lateralis. Twenty healthy subjects (mean +/- SD age = 24.0 +/- 4.3 years) volunteered to perform submaximal isometric muscle actions of the d...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Beck TW,DeFreitas JM,Stock MS

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to detect minute amounts of glucose in diluted urine, we applied the Raman spectroscopy method. To simulate abnormal diluted urine in a toilet bowl, we diluted normal urine ten-fold with water and added glucose up to 8 mg dl(-1). Data were collected using a low-resolution Raman spectrometer that was preproces...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Park C,Kim K,Choi J,Park K

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a lack of studies that examine the dynamics of heat-induced shrinkage of organ tissues. Clinical procedures such as radiofrequency ablation, microwave ablation or high-intensity focused ultrasound, use heat to treat diseases such as cancer and cardiac arrhythmia. When heat is applied to tissues, shrinkage occ...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Rossmann C,Garrett-Mayer E,Rattay F,Haemmerich D

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a recent imaging technique based on electrical impedance, offering the possibility of measuring pulmonary perfusion. In the present study the influence of several pulmonary haemodynamical parameters on the EIT signal were investigated. First, the influence on the systolic wave ...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Vonk Noordegraaf A,Kunst PW,Janse A,Marcus JT,Postmus PE,Faes TJ,de Vries PM

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have used isokinetic dynamometry to assess joint torques and angles during passive extension of the knee, often without reporting upon methodological errors and reliability outcomes. In addition, the reliability of the techniques used to measure passive knee extension torque-angle and the extent to wh...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Freitas SR,Vaz JR,Bruno PM,Valamatos MJ,Mil-Homens P

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a method for location of fetal QRS in maternal abdominal ECG recordings. This method's initial, global approach was proposed in the context of the 2013 PhysioNet/Computing in Cardiology Challenge where it was tested on the 447 four channel one-minute recordings.The first step is filtering to eliminate basel...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Rodrigues R

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper a description is given of the development, characterisation and first results of a thermal imaging device aimed at significantly reducing the incidence of diabetic foot ulceration (DFU). These devices will be used in three clinical centres and in two preliminary clinical trials. The first will be on heal...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Machin G,Whittam A,Ainarkar S,Allen J,Bevans J,Edmonds M,Kluwe B,Macdonald A,Petrova N,Plassmann P,Ring F,Rogers L,Simpson R

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:False intensive care unit (ICU) alarms induce stress in both patients and clinical staff and decrease the quality of care, thus significantly increasing both the hospital recovery time and rehospitalization rates. In the PhysioNet/CinC Challenge 2015 for reducing false arrhythmia alarms in ICU bedside monitor data, th...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Krasteva V,Jekova I,Leber R,Schmid R,Abächerli R

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated five different methods which can be applied to quantitatively construct functional tomograms of the lungs. The focus was on the sensitivity of functional tomograms to errors in acquired data. To quantify this sensitivity, theoretical, error-free data sets of well-known properties were artificially gene...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Hahn G,Dittmar J,Just A,Quintel M,Hellige G

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) has shown significant promise for lung imaging. One key challenge for EIT in this application is the movement of electrodes during breathing, which introduces artefacts in reconstructed images. Various approaches have been proposed to compensate for electrode movement, but no comp...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Biguri A,Grychtol B,Adler A,Soleimani M

更新日期：2015-06-01 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：: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