Non-contact impedance imager with phase differentiator

Proceedings of the First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006, BioRob 2006

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 232-237

  Kawahara, Tomohiro ^a   Toya, Chisashi ^a   Tanaka, Nobuyuki ^a   Kaneko, Makoto ^a   Miyata, Yoshihiro ^b   Okajima, Masazumi ^b   Asahara, Toshimasa ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Impedance; Non contact; Phase difference; Video assisted thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; IMAGE SENSORS; PULMONARY DISEASES; TISSUE; TUMORS;

IMPEDANCE PARAMETERS; NON-CONTACT IMPEDANCE IMAGER; PHASE DIFFERENTIAL TECHNIQUE; VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACIC SURGERY;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 33845576203     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/BIOROB.2006.1639091     Document Type: Conference Paper

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