In vitro and in vivo evaluation of electromagnetic interference between wireless home monitoring pacemakers and GSM mobile phones

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

Volumn 4, Issue , 2003, Pages 3602-3605

  Barbaro, V ^a   Bartolini, P ^a   Calcagnini, G ^a   Censi, F ^a   Floris, M ^a   Pignalberi, C ^b   Ricci, R ^b   Santini, M ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic compatibility; GSM; Home monitoring; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PACEMAKERS; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

HOME MONITORING (HM) FUNCTION; HOME MONITORING (HM) PACEMAKERS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 1542270283     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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