A new method for measuring the ballistocardiogram using EMFi sensors in a normal chair

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 26 III, Issue , 2004, Pages 2026-2029

  Koivistoinen, T ^a   Junnila, S ^b   Varri A ^b   Koobi T ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ballistocardiogram; Cardiac function; EMFi

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; SENSORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

BALLISTOCARDIOGRAM; CARDIAC FUNCTION; CHARGE AMPLIFIERS; EMFI;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 11144289645     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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