A fuzzy logic based apnoea monitor for SIDS risk infants

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 397-411

  Burke, M J ^a   Downes, R ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Getemed Medizin und Informationstechnik AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ALTE; Apnoea; Home monitoring; SIDS

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FUZZY SETS; PATIENT MONITORING; RELIABILITY THEORY; RESPIRATORS;

APNOEA; HAEMOGLOBIN OXYGEN SATURATION; HOME MONITORING; NEWBORN INFANTS; SILENT ALARMS;

HEALTH RISKS;

HEMOGLOBIN;

ALARM MONITOR; ALGORITHM; APNEA MONITORING; ARTICLE; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; INFANT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEWBORN APNEA; NEWBORN MONITORING; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

ALGORITHMS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 33750401373     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: 1464522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091900600590140     Document Type: Article

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