Body fat prediction from skinfold anthropometry referenced to a new gold standard: in vivo neutron activation analysis and tritium dilution.

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：:In nine healthy subjects, magnetic resonance imaging was used to measure blood flow waveforms in the common (CCA), internal (ICA) and external (ECA) carotid arteries. Useful data were acquired from 14 carotid arteries in total. Flow rates were determined from regions of interest placed over the arteries in CINE-phase ...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Marshall I,Papathanasopoulou P,Wartolowska K

更新日期：2004-06-01 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：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：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：: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：OBJECTIVE:To validate the accuracy of the Oura ring in the quantification of resting heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV). BACKGROUND:Wearable devices have become comfortable, lightweight, and technologically advanced for assessing health behavior. As an example, the novel Oura ring integrates daily physic...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Kinnunen H,Rantanen A,Kenttä T,Koskimäki H

更新日期：2020-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:During voluntary contractions in humans, the subcutaneous tissues between surface electrodes and active motor units have been shown to attenuate surface electromyographic (EMG) signal amplitude. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the relationship between adipose tissue thickness and the electromechnical ...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Stock MS,Thompson BJ

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The non-invasive measurement of free field snoring sounds to estimate the site of snoring is an important development in the diagnosis, treatment and management of sleep-related breathing disorders. We investigated characteristics of the probability density function by testing the sensitivity of the statistical moment...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Beeton RJ,Wells I,Ebden P,Whittet HB,Clarke J

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to image the impedance changes that accompany neuronal depolarization in the brain would constitute a major advance in neuroscience technology. Unfortunately, these changes are likely to be small and rapid and so difficult to measure. The impedance change at frequencies above 10 kHz, as used by conventiona...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Boone KG,Holder DS

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive and fatal disease characterized by excessive deposition of collagen and associated stiffening of lung tissue. While it is known that inflammation and dysfunction of fibroblasts are involved in disease development, it remains poorly understood how cells and ...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Wellman TJ,Mondoñedo JR,Davis GS,Bates JHT,Suki B

更新日期：2018-06-28 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：:Cardiac output (CO) monitoring is not only essential for critically ill patients in the hospital, but also for patients at home and those undergoing cardiopulmonary exercise testing. However, CO is difficult to monitor during daily activities and exercise. In this paper, we aim at developing a novel CO estimation meth...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Wang L,Poon CC,Zhang YT

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

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：:Multiple frequency bio-electrical impedance analysis (MFBIA) may be useful for monitoring fluid balance in newborn infants or to provide early prediction of the outcome following perinatal asphyxia. A reference range of data is needed for identification of babies with abnormal impedance values. This was a cross-sectio...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Healy GN,Lingwood BE

更新日期：2006-11-01 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：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：:Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) image reconstruction is an ill-posed problem requiring maximum measurement precision. Recent EIT systems claim 60 to 80 dB precision. Achieving higher values is hard in practice since measurements must be performed at relatively high frequency, on a living subject, while using com...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Hartinger AE,Gagnon H,Guardo R

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outside of the skin of the forearm is typically 15 mV more negative than the inside. Stretching the skin causes a reduction in the magnitude of this skin potential V, which we observe as a motion artifact delta V. We seek to determine the origin of this motion artifact by successively stripping 12 layers of the sk...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： de Talhouet H,Webster JG

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) measures the conductivity distribution within an object based on the current applied and voltage measured at surface electrodes. Thus, EIT images are sensitive to electrode properties (i.e. contact impedance, electrode area and boundary shape under the electrode). While some of th...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Boyle A,Adler A

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, a framework for the characterization of the dynamic interactions between RR variability (RRV) and systolic arterial pressure variability (SAPV) is proposed. The methodology accounts for the intrinsic non-stationarity of the cardiovascular system and includes the assessment of both the strength and the p...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Orini M,Laguna P,Mainardi LT,Bailón R

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Sleep-stage scoring is important for sleep-quality evaluation and the diagnosis of related diseases. In this study, an automatic sleep-stage scoring method using photoplethysmographic (PPG) signals was proposed. APPROACH:To construct the classification model, we extracted 14 time-domain features, 17 frequenc...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Wu X,Yang J,Pan Y,Zhang X,Luo Y

更新日期：2020-06-30 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：:Energy scavenging has increasingly become an interesting option for powering electronic devices because of the almost infinite lifetime and the non-dependence on fuels for energy generation. Moreover, the rise of wireless technologies promises new applications in medical monitoring systems, but these still face limita...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Romero E,Warrington RO,Neuman MR

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Arterial CO2 (PaCO2) has a strong effect on cerebral blood flow (CBF), but its influence on CBF regulatory mechanisms and circulatory systemic variables has not been fully described over the entire physiological range of PaCO2. APPROACH:CBF velocity (CBFV, transcranial Doppler), blood pressure (BP, Finometer...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Minhas JS,Panerai RB,Robinson TG

更新日期：2018-06-19 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：: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：:Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) estimates an image of change in electrical properties within a body from stimulations and measurements at surface electrodes. There is significant interest in EIT as a tool to monitor and guide ventilation therapy in mechanically ventilated patients. In lung EIT, the EIT inverse p...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Grychtol B,Adler A

更新日期：2014-06-01 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