Improved fibre optic respiratory monitoring using a figure-of-eight coil

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 585-590

  Augousti, A T ^a   Maletras, F X ^a   Mason, J ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac monitoring; Fibre optics; Plethysmography; Respiratory monitoring

Indexed keywords

PATIENT MONITORING; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY;

CARDIAC MONITORING; FIBER-OPTICS; FIGURE-OF-EIGHT COILS; LINEARITY OF RESPONSE; LOOP CONFIGURATION; MACRO-BENDING LOSS; MEASUREMENTS OF; MECHANICAL RESISTANCE; PERFORMANCE; RESPIRATORY MONITORING;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; FIBER OPTICS; HEART FUNCTION; HYSTERESIS; INSTRUMENTATION; LINEAR SYSTEM; PLETHYSMOGRAPH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THORAX;

EID: 23744433316     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 09673334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/26/5/001     Document Type: Article

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