Evaluation of applanation resonator sensors for intra-ocular pressure measurement: Results from clinical and in vitro studies

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 190-197

  Eklund, Anders ^a,b   Linden C ^b   Backlund T ^a,b   Andersson, B M ^b   Lindahl, O A ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Applanation; Eye; Intra ocular pressure; Piezo ceramics; Resonator; Sensor

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; OPTICAL CORRELATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

INTRA-OCULAR PRESSURE (IOP);

DISEASES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DATA ANALYSIS; ERROR; EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTICAL BIOSENSOR; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TONOMETER; VITREOUS BODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SWINE; TONOMETRY, OCULAR;

EID: 12444327237     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02344887     Document Type: Article

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