Theory and applications of biotelemetry

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 159-178

  Güler, Nihal Fatma ^a   Übeyli, Elif Derya ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biotelemetry; Data gathering; Implantable device; Modulation; Remote monitoring; Single channel and multichannel biotelemetry; Telemetry types

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSOR; DEVICE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GAIT; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFRARED RADIATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MULTICHANNEL RECORDER; MULTICHANNEL TELEMETRY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SINGLE CHANNEL TELEMETRY; SPACE FLIGHT; TELEMETRY; THEORY; ULTRASOUND; ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRONICS; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; POWER SUPPLY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RADIO WAVES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TELEMETRY; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 0036549443     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014862027454     Document Type: Review

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