Can a simulator that regenerates physiological waveforms evaluate oscillometric non-invasive blood pressure devices?

Blood Pressure Monitoring

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 63-67

  Amoore, John N ^a   Vacher, Emilie ^b   Murray, Ian C ^a   Mieke, Stephan ^c   King, Susan T ^d   Smith, Fiona E ^d   Murray, Alan ^d  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Oscillometric blood pressure monitors; Simulators; Validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; DATA BASE; DEVICE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EVALUATION; OSCILLOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATOR; STANDARD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WAVEFORM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSCILLOMETRY;

EID: 33744508715     PISSN: 13595237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mbp.0000200482.72410.e2     Document Type: Article

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